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States

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Spillholders

Pair of clear pressed glass spillholders with ground off pontil mark; design has strawberry diamonds and a large diamond with punty; some mold roughness; may be a Sandwich pattern
Date: 1840~/1860~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Campaign ribbon

James K. Polk/George M. Dallas campaign ribbon; political campaign in which annexation of Texas was an issue
Date: 1844~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Percussion shotgun

A composite gun made from various parts: blacksmith- made trigger guard; copper ramrod holders; wooden ramrod. Stamped on stock at butt: “LEVYON MADE MC LAWS PLANTA. 1841”; lockplate: “GOLCHER”; barrel: “_____PHILAD___”; possibly "slave made”"
Date: 1841
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lace collar

Black lace fichu sewn into mesh-like material; from Calais, Vermont, dating before 1840.
Date: [..1840]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dress

Embroidered baby dress with some open work made by Mrs. Anson Jones for her son, Cromwell Anson Jones, b.1849, Barrington
Date: 1849
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

"Speech of Mr. Caleb B. Smith, of Indiana, on the Subject of the Tariff."

Speech delivered at the U.S. House of Representatives, April 20, 1844.
Date: April 20, 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bonnet

White lace cap made by Mrs. Anson Jones for her son, Cromwell Anson Jones, b. 1849, Barrington
Date: 1849
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Penny

Copper penny
Date: 1845
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History