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Handbag

Description: Handbag. Rectangular silver art deco openwork frame set with tiny marcasites and circular cabochon black stones (onyx?). Bag is of black silk velvet. Handle of black silk velvet with two silver rings set with marcasites. Lined with dusty pink ribbed silk, and containing a small rectangular mirror. Marked on frame: "MD" in a square; Diamond shaped mark with an M over a K; and an illegible shield-shaped punch.
Date: 1920
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Reticule

Description: Reticule. Drawstring handbag/purse of black knit with openwork band along top through which drawstring is threaded. Running around center of bag are three horizontal bands of blue beads bordered by silver/gold lined beads. Lower part of the bag is completely covered by horizontal bands of silver/gold lined beads and blue beads. Bottom of bag with large sphere covered with blue beads from which hangs tassel of silver/gold lined bead loops. Unlined. Has been dated 1880-1890 or ca. 1916.
Date: 1880/1916
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Ensemble - Dress and Coat

Description: Dress and coat of peacock feathers. The short, sleeveless dress is entirely covered with peacock breast feathers, accented with a 1" band of blue cording and chenille trim at neckline and with blue cord spaghetti straps. It is fully lined with navy polyester. The long, sleeveless coat is covered with peacock herl / flue feathers. It has a round neckline, and no closure. These pieces are part of a larger ensemble, consisting of a total of 9 pieces decorated with peacock and/or golden pheasant … more
Date: 1976
Creator: Ventura, Jane
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

Dress

Description: Dress of navy wool gabardine in two parts. The main body of the tubular-shaped dress is full-length, sleeveless, with a round neckline. It has decorative bead-work at upper bust, on back at shoulders and down spine, in a line from right hip down to hem, and around hem. The bead-work includes lines of red and clear beads, spirals and "bursts" of clear and red beads, circular ornaments of red beads, and a roundel at front to bottom right at hem of a scene of a wine jug against a blue, clear an… more
Date: 1920
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Boys and girls at a dance]

Description: Photograph of boys and girls, ages ranging from middle school to high school, at a dance together. The girls stand in a line on the left side of the picture and the boys stand on the right, both clapping for a boy and girl pair dancing down the middle. The pair are caught mid-stride and holding each other's hands, the girl is looking directly at the camera.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Hat

Description: Hat of white straw and navy blue/black embroidery appliques. The domed crown is of finely woven white straw. The narrow brim turns up at the edges, somewhat irregularly, and is edged in dark navy blue/black embroidery appliques that cover upper and lower parts of the brim. The inside of the crown has a dark navy blue/black grosgrain ribbon inner hatband. Designer's label sewn to inner hatband: "Hazel Eller - Custom Made". Accompanied by two short hat-pins, one with a head covered in matchi… more
Date: 1953
Creator: Eller, Hazel
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Fan

Description: Folding fan with mother-of-pearl sticks and guards. Leaf of white needlepoint lace backed with cream satin. Silver-colored "U" shaped bail ring at bottom.
Date: 1875/1899
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

[Farmhouse on a sunny day]

Description: Photograph of a brick farmhouse and its backyard garden. The sun is shining brightly on the house and garden, but is shady under the porch and a big tree on the left. The porch is cluttered with house items, and there is a wooden fence post sitting in the foreground of the picture.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Sunny day on a farm field]

Description: Photograph of farm fields on a sunny day. There is a piece of farm equipment sitting in the foreground of the photo out of focus with a plowed field behind it. Past the fields there are hills covered in trees, and a fence sitting on the left side of the image.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Man preparing to fish]

Description: Photograph of a man baiting his fishing line on the shore of a lake. The man is positioned about 20 feet away from the camera and stands in the middle of the image. There are three hills of trees surrounding the lake, and there is shrubbery in the foreground of the image out of focus.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Still lake in a forest]

Description: Photograph of a still lake and the surrounding forest. The lake takes up the bottom half of the image, and has the reflection of the horizon casted on it. There are tall trees on the left side of the image and hills with more trees on the right, with an open sky taking up most of the top half.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Man sleeping on a river bank, 2]

Description: Photograph of a man sleeping on the side of a river in portrait orientation. The man has two pillows with him and is in the fetal position, with his shoes taken off and placed near his head. He is wearing a white button up shirt tucked into a pair of pants.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The horizon of a lake]

Description: Photo of a lake's horizon in a portrait orientation. The lake takes up the bottom half of the picture, with two large trees on the right, hills in the background and a blue sky with clouds taking up the rest of the image.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Young girl walking in the woods]

Description: Photograph of a young girl walking in the woods. She is in direct sunlight, and the bonnet she is wearing keeps her face in shadow. She also wears a white collared shirt tucked into a white skirt, and is looking down at the ground.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Full portrait of a young woman]

Description: Portrait of a young woman standing in front of a house not ready for her picture to be taken. The woman is wearing a dark dress with a white peter pan collar, and her hair is up in pin curls. The house is white and has a grassy front yard with foliage surrounding the porch.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Young girl sitting patiently]

Description: Photograph of a young girl sitting profile on a bench in the middle of the room. She is looking off camera to the left with a blank expression on her face. The girl is well lit in a shadowy room, there is a fireplace in the background to the left and a group of people out of focus to the right.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Sunny landscape of a lake]

Description: Photograph of a lake and surrounding area on a sunny day. There are trees and shrubbery right up to the shoreline on the right side of the picture, and tree covered hills in the background. The sky is mostly clear with clouds on sitting behind the hills on the horizon.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Portrait of a lake]

Description: Photograph of a lake and its surrounding areas in portrait orientation. There are two tall trees and some foliage in the foreground in front of the lake, and hills in the background. The sky has some overcast.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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