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Wedding Ensemble

Description: Wedding gown of fine white batiste with various kinds of lace. The full-length gown has a slender silhouette which flares out from the Empire waist downward to the hem. The high neckline has a standing lace collar at throat, an embroidered net section covering lower throat and upper chest, an attached small lace fichu or bertha below that, and attached lace simulated shawl collar "lapels" running from the waist at back, up and over the shoulders, to the waist at front. The short sleeves are o… more
Date: 1908
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Mourning Ensemble - Bodice and Skirt

Description: Black silk mourning ensemble consisting of bodice and skirt. The bodice of black silk is fitted and boned, with a high, standing black silk band collar with appliqued black lace medallions. It has full-length, modified bishop sleeves that gather into the armseye. Below the gathered cap, in the portion corresponding to the upper arm, the fullness of the sleeve is controlled with top-stitched vertical tucks. From the elbow to the cuff the fullness is again released in a bishop sleeve silhouette. … more
Date: 1900/1903
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dress

Description: Day dress of black silk taffeta. The dress, in the style of the Aesthetic or Reform Movement, is full-length, with a slender silhouette. The front and back of the bodice is styled of tiny vertical knife-pleats, which gather into the rounded neckline. The side panels of the bodice are plain, and there is a line of 14 snaps along the left side forming the closure. The long sleeves are smooth, with slight pleating at the padded shoulders, and they taper to the pointed wrists. The sleeves have … more
Date: 1902
Creator: Harbison, Samuel
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Handbag

Description: Handbag. Rectangular frame of cast openwork brass floral designs with traces of gilding. Ball and snap closure and gilt brass suspension chain. Bag is of dark purple crocheted silk, with three different types of beading. Area at frame is plain all-over beading of purple/bronze iridescent cut beads. Below this, and at bottom of bag is fringe of looped beading. The main body of the bag has vertical stripes of beads arranged in horizontal rows. Lined with bright purple silk, trimmed in gold c… more
Date: 1900/1909
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Fan

Description: No Description Available.
Date: 1906
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Fan

Description: Folding fan made of thin polished wood or bamboo guards lacquered a dark mahogany and dyed purple. Paper leaf with hand-painted abstract design of flowers and foliage on a reddish ground. Metal bail. Reverse is unadorned. No visible labels or marks.
Date: 1900/1950
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Mourning Fan

Description: Folding mourning fan. Guards and sticks of plain black wood, shaped but not adorned. The leaf is of plain black cloth. No visible labels, marks or signatures.
Date: 1900/1925
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Abraham Lincoln Center

Description: The building is clad in red brick, flat topped and unadorned.
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Date: 1903/1905
Creator: Wright, Frank Lloyd
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dress

Description: Day dress ensemble: A) Bodice of ivory crinkled cotton gauze with a tiny floral print in vertical stripes and waves. High standing band collar with lace yoke and matching cotton ruffle around shoulders; trimmed with two rows of thin dark brown ribbon. Long sleeves are gathered in armhole and are completely covered in pin tucks which open and flare out at wrists; wrists trimmed in two narrow rows of dark brown velvet ribbon. Button closure at left side shoulder and under armseye; string tie of… more
Date: 1900
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dress

Description: A) Fitted bodice of black silk covered in black silk netting. Intricate black jet beading and black sequin design around high standing collar and yoke. Long sleeves with matching net ruffle cuffs trimmed with three rows of black silk ribbon; black Alençon lace trim at wrist above ruffled cuff. Bodice front is loosely fitted and trimmed with three vertical rows of black silk ribbon at each side; back of bodice is trimmed with two vertical rows of black silk ribbon at each side. Center back hook … more
Date: 1906
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Child's apron

Description: Child's apron of tan calico cotton in floral print. A-line style. Rounded neckline; long sleeves. Center back closure of five buttons. Unlined.
Date: 1907
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Bull Temple

Description: This close detail view shows the figure of a nude goddess.
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Date: 1900/1999~
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Metepec Tree of Life

Description: The decorative object holds seven candles and is covered with many figures, leaves, flowers and animals in various colors on a red ground.
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Date: 1900/1999~
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Mural from the Fouquet Jewellers in Paris

Description: The interior of the jewelry store consisted of decorative wood and bronze details including a large peacock that hung over the main jewelry cabinet.
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Date: 1901
Creator: Mucha, Alphonse
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Ocarina

Description: The musical instrument has a dark shiny glaze with a cartouche of flowers and gold flower and foliage embellishment around the curved edges.
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Date: 1900/1925~
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Mandolin

Description: The top of the eight-stringed mandolin's teardrop-shaped body is honey color. The bowl of the body, the top of the body, the fingerboard and the peghead are highly decorated with figures and patterns in black and white inlay.
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Date: 1900~
Creator: Mannello, Angelo
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Mandolin

Description: The back of the body's bowl is highly decorated with inlay in geometric patterns as well as a nude female figure and foliage.
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Date: 1900~
Creator: Mannello, Angelo
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Drum

Description: The drum is held aloft by two sculpted figures.
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Date: 1900/1925~
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Sarangi

Description: The instrument appears squat as the neck and body run together. There are many strings and pegs on both the side and the front of the instrument.
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Date: 1900~
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Capelet

Description: Capelet of dark brown to black plush, possibly silk and cotton, resembling seal fur. Rounded roll collar trimmed in brown soutache braid stitched with a line of purple thread and black glass or jet beads. Center front opening with hook & eye at neck. Trimmed in light brown with purple soutache braid and hexagonal prism, black glass beads. Collar and center front opening bound by black braid (appears to have been added after the original garment was made). Fully lined in a printed polished cot… more
Date: 1900
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Child's Dress

Description: Child's "apron" dress of woven red and blue striped flannel with collar and one box pleat in front. Center front opening with snap at neckline. No belt - possibly missing.
Date: 1900/1910
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Day Coat

Description: Daytime coat of black wool for mourning wear. The princess-line shell of the coat falls to mid-calf with a scalloped hem, and has a high standing band collar lined with a gathered black silk ruffle. The ruffle is edged with two narrow bands of ruching and is embellished with cut-work backed in black silk, the cut-work edged with black grosgrain ribbon decorated with black beads and jet. From the center front of the collar, trailing black silk ribbon accents fall to knee-length, and four knee-le… more
Date: 1900/1905
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

A. E. G. Turbine Factory

Description: The exterior view shows a portion of the main entrance and a raking view of the long side exterior wall. The view is from the southeast and shows the steel hinged arches showing through the surface.
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Date: 1909
Creator: Behrens, Peter
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

A. E. G. Turbine Factory

Description: The view is from the sidewalk and shows clearly the steel arched frame pieces.
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Date: 1909
Creator: Behrens, Peter
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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