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Saltcellar
Fluted and scalloped master salt with ground base; star impressed on bottom
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bottle
Cased gin bottle with applied lip, mold blown, tapered down to bottom, rounded shoulders
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pap boat
Porcelain pap boat with blue willow transferprinted design
Date:
1830~/1860~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Eyeglasses
Brass wire-rimmed oval glasses with case; right lens has a "10" printed on a small paper circle; papier mache case is a flattened cylinder with mottled brown and red paper lining and one enclosed end
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Eyeglasses Case
Brass wire-rimmed oval glasses with case; right lens has a "10" printed on a small paper circle; papier mache case is a flattened cylinder with mottled brown and red paper lining and one enclosed end
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sauceboat
Porcelain sauceboat with pink lustre (border, trim and leaves) and floral design in blue, orange, and green in an underglaze paint
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Eyeglasses case
Undecorated oval-shaped tin eyeglass case with single hinge and button closure
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Snuff box
Black laquer painted papier mache' snuffbox; top decorated with strips of silver metal and gold leaf floral design
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trinket box
Straw box, a) inlaid straw on wood, in diagonal patterns and check patterns b) lid. Straw is missing on some parts of top and sides (corners mostly). See: N.F. Little's Book, "Neat and Tidy."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ceramic vase
Floral painted Victorian style ceramic vase with pot metal spout, handle, and foot
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Sam Houston
Manuscript letter to Sam Houston from William G. Hill which is accompanied by the Goliad Declaration of Independence, an eight page manuscript, probably Sam Houston's copy, dated December 20, 1835
Date:
December 20, 1835
Creator:
Hill, William G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Child's Book of Birds
This document includes the front and back covers of "The Child's Book of Birds"; the back cover is a listing of "Popular Games, Toy Books, &c. For Young Children" which were published by the same company.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Elementary Spelling Book
Spelling book
Date:
1835
Creator:
Webster, Noah
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saltcellar
Minature salt, clear pressed sandwich glass
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Siege of the Alamo"
Hand-drawn map depicting the Siege of the Alamo. It shows the "terrain comprised in the zone of fire of the Mexican batteries toward the fortress of the Alamo, with their locations, and the radius of fire of the batteries within the works, during the bombardment, until the final assault, March 6, 1836." The river, creek, streets and buildings are identified.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"The Siege of Bexar"
Hand-drawn map depicting the Siege of Bexar. It shows the "Line of attack by the Texans against the Mexican forces occupying Bexar and supported by the Mexican garrison then in the Alamo, from December 5th to 10th, 1835." The river, creek, streets and buildings are identified.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flat iron
Black flat iron with space for coals; has wooden handle, place for coals inside, smoke escapes through top of elbow shape pipe; top is removable, held in place with nail; has been painted black, moveable closure on back regulates air flow
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peter Parley's Geography for Children: with nine maps and seventy-five engravings.
Front cover of a children's geography book.
Date:
1830~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Powder horn
Horn gunpowder holder (a), with wooden plug (b) in end nailed tight; new leather strap
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Whale oil lantern
(a) Whale oil lantern with blown glass shade, tin base and top, and covered with asphaltum; two tin burners, bottom part snaps out, perforated top has round hanger attached to top; (b) brass & tin burner holder & clips; soldered points.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Good Samaritan. (New York, N.Y.) No. 9, Ed. 1, June 1837
Monthly newspaper from New York, New York that includes advertising for medical cures and letters.
Date:
June 1837
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Iron spur
Iron spur complete with chain and large rowel for left foot; probably Spanish
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Dawn of the Signing"
Modern painting (a) of Independence Hall at Washington-on-the-Brazos where the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed in 1836; (b) frame
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Photograph of Governor Preston Smith
"Bill Malone" in bottom, left corner
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History