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[Hand-Held Mirror]
Round, hand-held mirror set in mother-of-pearl, with a mother-of-pearl handle. The border around the mirror is decorated with three red jewels spaced around the sides and top, and a fish motif carved below the base of the mirror. The brass band between the handle and the mirror has 1 red jewel and 2 purple jewels.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Samuel Stockton White Dental Manufacturing Company
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mortar and Pestle]
Small mortar and pestle used to triturate (grind) silver amalgam for dental restorations.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Group of Men]
Photograph of a group of men. The photos include Albert Powers, Chapin Seley, Dr. Alexander Jacob "Zannie" Beville, and Berry Kellett. Two of the men are holding canes.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Sanders, M. L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Dr. Alexander Archer Beville]
Photograph of Dr. Alexander Archer Beville. He has a beard and mustache, and wears a suit, vest, and tie. A watch chain is attached to his vest.
Date:
18uu
Creator:
Mullins, J. J.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Dr. Alexander Archer Beville]
Photograph of Dr. Alexander Archer Beville. He has a beard and mustache, and wears a suit and tie.
Date:
18uu
Creator:
Jackson, W. D.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Julia Beville and Alexander Archer Beville]
A tintype portrait of Julia Beville and Alexander Archer Beville. Julia, left, wears a floral printed dress which is cinched at the waist with a belt. She wears gold earrings, a ring, and two strings of pearls. Julia's right hand holds Alexander's, while in her left hand she holds a small purse. Alexander sits on the right. He wears a suit with a silk vest underneath. The hand-colored photograph is housed in a decorative leather case with a traditional brass matte. Behind the photograph, the following was written in pencil on the case: Julia Beville, 9 years old, and A. A. Beville, taken when 16 years old, in Wytheville, Va.
Date:
1857~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Spoon Excavator]
Spoon excavator with a mother-of-pearl handle decorated with carved cross-hatching and floral patterns and a red jewel at the base of the handle. A second jewel is missing in the center of the handle.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Samuel Stockton White Dental Manufacturing Company
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tongue Depresser]
Tongue depressor carved from mother-of-pearl with two purple jewels and star shaped carvings on one side. The reverse is smooth.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Samuel Stockton White Dental Manufacturing Company
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History