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El Templete

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The facade of the neoclassical shrine and its accompanying column are shown in this view. In the foreground are some contemporary celebrants and umbrellas.
Date: 1828
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

El Templete

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The view is of the side of El Templete and shows also some contemporary people in the foreground.
Date: 1828
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

El Templete

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The close view shows the column and the portico of the shrine building. In the foreground can be seen some vendors and visitors.
Date: 1828
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

El Templete

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
The row of Doric style columns is shown in this view as well as the decorative lintel.
Date: 1828
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

McCreary Quilt dated 1824.

McCreary Quilt dated 1824.
Date: 1824
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Embroidered sampler

Plain weave sampler with silk embroidery, floral border, floral motifs, and poem. Text: "In Sharon's lovely Rose, Immortal beauties/ shine; Its sweet refreshing fragrance shows;/ Its origin divine./ Pleasure is a Rose, near which there ever grows/ the thorn of evil; It is wisdom's work so carefully/ to cull the Rose, as to avoid the thorn, and let its/ rich perfume exhale to heaven in grateful adoration/ of Him who gave the Rose to blow./ Mary Louise Brown, November 2nd 1829."
Date: November 2, 1829
Creator: Brown, Mary Louisa
System: The Portal to Texas History

Day bonnet

Fine ivory cotton indoor muslin day bonnet or cap. Handmade. finely stitched close fitting cap with shirred. full. corded crown. Cord edged. inverted U-shaped back insert with faggoted eyelet lace insertion. The crown is framed with cord edged. faggoted. eyelet lace insertions. Close fitting brim and neckband with gathered muslin ruffles. The brim ruffle framing the face is edged with delicate. ivory. cotton lace. The neckband is adjustable with a fine cord running through a narrow casing. The cord ties inside centerback. Chin tie ribbons of ivory muslin. There is an inscription. in fine script. written in brown ink on the outside of the right neckband: "M.A. O'Hare".
Date: 1820/1840
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Uchikake

Wedding uchikake (padded hem kimono) of ecru rinzu (silk patterned like damask) background with embroidered ume and branch (plum blossoms) designs in metallic gold and silk green, orange, and yellow threads in the foreground. Partially lined in orange silk of two different colors. Hand-sewn. Padding is found through out garment - thickest remaining layers at hem, wrist-opening of sleeve and front collar panel. Lining is also rinzu (damask styled) silk - but unadorned, of similar pale color. No mons (or family crests) on this garment.
Date: 1829
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Bread and Salt Towel

Bread and salt towel.
Date: 1825/1899
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Heeled shoe

Woman’s shoe of white leather with removable plackets. A) Shoe with pointed toe, tongue with scalloped edge, machine stitching down center front. Tabs across upper vamp with buttons at sides (one button missing). Cuban heel, sole shaped for right foot, made of leather attached with nails on heel. Label: "Kendall" (rest illegible) B) Placket of rectangle of white leather with bronze colored beads and amber colored stones. Oblong band of leather underneath, with button holes with machine stitching on either end. C) Placket of rectangle of white leather (?) with white beads and clear stones. Oblong band of self underneath, with button holes with machine stitching on either end.
Date: 1825/1875
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Black linen bonnet

Bonnet of black linen and/or cotton for mourning. Poke style mourning sun bonnet ties under the chin; stiffened crown with ruffled trim on brim.
Date: 1820/1914
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Baby Boots]

Pair of leather, lace-up baby boots that belonged to Thomas L. Willis. The pieces around the toe, sole, and laces are shiny red leather with heavy, textured yellow cloth around the main part of the shoes.
Date: 1826~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History