Seraphim Masi
Seraphim Masi (1797 – February 27, 1884) was an American silversmith, active in Washington, D.C. He is best known for creating the second Treaty Seal of the United States in 1825. Early life Seraphim Masi was born in Frascati, Italy. Career Masi worked from 1822-1870 as a silversmith and jeweler in Washington. In 1822 he advertised in the Washington Directory as a "Watchmaker and Jeweler" who sold silver work, spectacles and "a variety of other fancy goods." In 1827 he was listed in the city directory as having his shop on the north side of Pennsylvania Avenue between 4 1/2 and 6 West. A letter from the United States Treasury Department, dated March 22, 1884, i.e., shortly after his death, appears to indicate that he had been receiving a pension as a veteran of the War of 1812. Masi's most famous work was the second Treaty Seal of the United States, 1825, his version of the Great Seal of the United States. It was used for making red-wax pendent seals for treaties until 187 ...
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