Resource Type

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Washington County legal documents

Notice of sale of Samuel P. Brown property, deceased; 465 1/6 acres, slave woman and child.
Date: February 1, 1859
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Silk corset

Corset of ivory silk with lace and woven ribbon trim at top; slim boning throughout, and boning at vent seams; lace up at back and hook and eyes at front.
Date: 1858
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Frame with pressed edelweiss]

Image of a frame with pressed edelweiss. The frame is an oval shape painted royal blue with gold gilded flourishes and outer rim. On the inner rim of the frame are raised gilded dots. Inside the frame are three pressed edelweiss flowers which have stems that have been discolored with time. At the top is a label for ownership. Mrs. N. H. Dole is likely Helen B. Dole who was one of the translators of the novel "Heidi" by Johanna Spyri from German to English. On the paper backing is illegible, faded text.
Date: [1857..1944]
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Cranston Pottery Jar]

Pottery jar with a wide opening, glazed in a dark brown color, with a lighter or unglazed portion near the base. It is impressed just below the lip with the name "Cranston" and a paper label at the base says, "Cranston Pottery, Denton County, Texas, 1852-1875."
Date: [1852..1875]
Creator: Cranston Pottery
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dress

Dress of brown silk with woven horizontal stripes consisting of red borders, brown bands, and mottled bands.
Date: 1850
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Eyeglasses

Spectacles with silver wire frame and octagonally shaped lenses. Nose bridge has curled ends; temple tips on earpieces are open teardrop shaped. B) Case of textured black leather with open end. Stamped: Wm. G. Spies Jeweler and Optician 419 Market St. Steubenville, Ohio
Date: 1850/1899
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Eyeglasses

Spectacles of silver metal with oval shaped rims; lenses missing. Case of black leather with open end. Stamped: Chas G. Lord / Manufacturing / Optician / 718 Main St. / Fort Worth, Tex.
Date: 1850/1899
Creator: Lord, Charles G.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Eyeglasses

Spectacles of copper(?) wire frames and oval shaped lenses. Right temple hinge broken and tied with black thread. B) Case of dark brown leather. Stamped: Chas. G. Lord Manufacturing Optician 718 Main St. Fort Worth, Tex.
Date: 1850/1899
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Shoulder scarf

Shoulder scarf of black cotton floral lace. Rectangular shape.
Date: 1850/1900
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Spectacles

Ladies spectacles with blue steel frames and oval shaped lenses. B) Case of red leather. Stamped: H. W. Hunter Optician 1132(?) Broadway(?), N.Y.
Date: 1850/1899
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library