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Book of Confucius Analects
Silk brocade covered box (a), book of Confucius Analects with gold pages (b), and book of Confucius Analects with black and white pages (c).
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pocket compass
Nickel over brass pocket compass belonging to George Smyth, surveyor of the Republic of Texas and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Daguerreotype of George W. Smyth
Daguerreotype of George W. Smyth, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence; embossed leather case with faded red cut velvet interior; copper colored metal frames picture; Smyth is holding his lapel with left hand
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of Messrs. Butler and Lewis relative to the Indians of Texas and the southwestern prairies
Descriptions of Texas Indians of the Republic period; mention of captive Parker children
Date:
February 8, 1847
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Letter from Edwin S, Buck to his sister, Jane
Written from Chappell Hill, Texas, by Edwin S. Buck, to his sister, Jane, in Pontiac, Michigan; mentions several family members and local residents.
Date:
February 4, 1800
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Register (Baltimore, Md.), Volume 4, Number 20, Saturday, July 17, 1813
Issue of The Weekly Register newspaper including an article on the first page entitled "Republic of Mexico" which is described as a "hasty" translation of the Declaration of Independence from Spain. Other articles include: Indian Council; The Direct Tax; Map of the Rapids of Miami, Shewing the situation of Fort Meigs, &c.; Interesting Topography of Ohio; Proceedings of Congress; Events of the War; and The Chronicle (France and the Allies).
Date:
July 17, 1813
Creator:
Niles, Hezekiah, 1777-1839
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stove shovel
Hand forged stove shovel (also, oven peel)
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Canteen
Handmade tin snuff or tobacco canteen with cork closure secured with wire loop
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flax
Twist of unbleached, retted, hatcheled flax
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Commemorative plate
Ceramic commemorative plate from Star of the Republic Museum opening in 1970; white plate with molded rim, gilded decoration, and text
Date:
1970~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dough scraper
Hand-forged, short-handled dough scraper with sawtooth blade
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Commemorative plate
Ceramic commemorative plate from Star of the Republic Museum opening in 1970; white plate with molded rim, gilded decoration, and text
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Mexican Soldier, 1837-1847
Front and back covers, and spine of a book that describes and illustrates Mexican military organization, dress, equipment, and regulations between 1837-1847.
Date:
1958
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Commemorative mug
Commemorative yellow glass mug with white, gold, and brown graphics; "Washington State Park Museum";
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Commemorative mug
Commemorative white glass mug with black graphics; picture of Museum exterior; "Washington State Park Museum, Dedicated March 1, 1970" on front; back says, "This Cup Belongs to"' with rectangle for name; glass made by Anchor Hocking
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Anchor Hocking
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portrait of Josiah Turnham
Portrait of Josiah Joplin Turnham.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portrait of Martha Ann Woolfolk Turnham
A portrait of Martha Ann Woolfolk Turnham, she is wearing a lace bonnet and collar with a dark gown.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Slat bonnet
Slat bonnet, cotton, medium blue with white dotted pattern, 12 cardboard slats, 5 sets of ties: 1 under chin, 3 inside bonnet at back of slats, 1 outside bonnet over curtain
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pot lifter
Forged pot lifter with curved hook and wooden handle
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sugar bowl
Tin sugar bowl (a) with lid (b); rosette on top and remnants of black paint
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Avery Engraved bottle
Brown bottle engraved with lines.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Revolver
Two replica .36 cal. walnut and blued steel 1838 Paterson revolvers (a-b), with loading tools (c-d)
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Taylor Engraved bottle
Replica Caddo bottle; red-slipped, burnished, with four repeated panels of engraved circular pattern; original from Bison Site in Sabine County, Texas
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dressmakers shears
Very heavy dressmaker's shears with special hinge which protrudes on both sides; marked, "New York"
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History