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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
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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
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[Portrait of Irene Biffle]

Description: Photograph of Irene Williams, wife of Byrd Williams, Jr. Mother of Byrd III, John, and Charles Williams. Irene is dressed in a loose-fitting dress that is pinned in the front.
Date: [1900..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Linen petticoat

Description: Combination petticoat of white linen. Arm holes and neckline trimmed in white lace with pink satin ribbon inserted around neckline. Center front of fitted bodice hand-embroidered in whitework of large bow with surrounding flowers. Dropped waist of lace with inserted pink satin ribbon. Over flounce at dropped waist of matching whitework embroidery with inserted lace "butterflies". Gathered ruffle at hem with matching lace; matching lace at hem of over flounce. Center back button closure.
Date: 1900
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Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[The Smallest English Dictionary next to dime]

Description: Photograph of The Smallest English Dictionary held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Miniature Book Collection. It is standing up next to a dime for size comparison. The spine of the book reads "Johnson's Dictionary" in gold with a small plant design beneath it. There is also a golden border at the top and bottom of the spine and cover.
Date: October 9, 2014
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Combination petticoat

Description: Combination petticoat of cotton with lace inserts running vertically as gores from round gathered neckline to drop waist, ruffled and gathered tiers with lace at bottom hem, pink ribbons at neckline and drop waist, sleeveless.
Date: 1900
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Alligator handbag

Description: Handbag of brown alligator with "stiffened spine" ridges on center front. Single contoured handle with brass fasteners; slide closure and pull tab of brass. Lined in tan leather with slip pocket. No labels. Measurements: Width: 9 3/4" Height: 5 1/4" without handle Height: 8 1/4" with handle Depth: 1 1/2"
Date: 1900
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Red leather pumps

Description: Pair of lady's dancing pumps of red kid leather. The shoes, designed with gently pointed toes, are of soft red fine kid leather leather with a square-ended flap at vamp/instep, and applied red satin bow at vamp. The inner sole of the shoe is a dark red quilted satin. The low heels are styled as a modified boulevard or Louis XV heel, (1") with rounded sides and back, flaring to base, and straight across at front. Heels covered with matching leather. Sole of black leather at heel and tan on rest … more
Date: 1900
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Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Photos in the Byrd family photo album]

Description: Photograph of pictures in a photo album from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. There are eight pictures on the two pages it is opened to. They are printed in an oval shape and there are slots underneath the cut-out to slide the print into place.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Wagon on a bridge]

Description: Panoramic photograph of a wagon driving across a bridge. The cart is moving away from the camera and there is a man running along the sidewalk in the opposite direction, on the left side of the image.
Date: [1900..1920]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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
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Tuxedo shirt

Description: Tuxedo shirt, front buttoning, white cotton, collarless. Bib, cuffs and shirt cut from the same cloth. One plastic pearlized button.
Date: 1900/1910
Creator: Yamatoya Shirt Co.
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Pullover shirt

Description: Pull over shirt of wool in blue and white stripes, accented with grosgrain pin stripes. Long sleeves. Double front patch pockets with right being a watch pocket. Center front placket closure of three buttons. Original buttons have been replaced.
Date: 1900/1910
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Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Maroon cover on the Byrd family photo album]

Description: Photograph of a family photo album from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover is a cracking red leather with a golden border around stamped designs and a golden knight's helmet in the center. The binding is held together by a maroon chord that is tied in a knot.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

"Boardman" detachable collar

Description: Man's detachable collar. Exterior layer of off-white, woven to create effect of narrow horizontal bands/stripes with wider plain stripes between. Lining/inner layer of white cotton(?) Stamped on reverse: "Trade Ide Mark / Geo. P. Ide & Co. / U.S.A." "Boardman / 2579"; "12 2"
Date: 1900/1919
Creator: George P. Ide & Co.
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Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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