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Deutsch-Französischer Kriegsschauplatz.

Map shows demarcation lines in northeastern France relating to 1870 to 1871 Franco-Prussian War; provinces, cities and towns; major roads or railroads. Scale [ca. 1:1,750,000].
Date: 1871
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Die Schlachten vor Metz : am 14., 16., und 18. August 1870.

Map shows placement of troops in vicinity of each city; roads, railroads, city and town boundaries, fortifications and structures during the 1870 to 1871 Franco-Prussian War. Includes additional data for Vionville, Mars, La tour, Gravelotte, St. Privat, Colombey, and Nouilly. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:100,000].
Date: 1871
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fan

Folding fan of bone and satin. Guards and sticks of bone, intricately carved with pierced latticework. Plain off-white silk satin leaf. Chased metal bail ring at pivot with mother-of-pearl beads. Off-white silk tassel tied to bail. Inscribed on silk leaf along one guard: "Hood W. [illeg.] / June 5th /73"; other inscriptions on other guard, too fragile to examine.
Date: 1870/1879
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Jacket

Jacket of black silk satin. The jacket, formed as a basque bodice with typical close-fitting achieved by seaming, has extended front panels and is edged with ivory lace. The jacket is embellished with dark blue velvet and olive brown chenille appliques of floral and leaf forms and black jet beading. Lined in ivory silk satin. Photograph is from the exhibition Haute Couture - The Great Paris Designers, held at The Grace Museum, Abilene Texas, October 17 - December 30, 2000, and shows jacket as displayed with a period hat (Accession #: 1981.015.001) and skirt (Accession #: 1967.025.099).
Date: 1870
Creator: Worth, Charles Frederick, 1826–1895
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library