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[Adam & Eve frontispiece etching]

Description: Etching print included as the frontispiece of a unknown volume printed in 1780. The plate includes a classic biblical image of Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden at the moment the snake offers the fruit to Eve. The image includes excellent details of various animals scattered around the pint such as a frog, various insects, birds and a partially hidden cow laying in the tree line.
Date: 1780~
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Argus pin, lenses, and cloth]

Description: Photograph of an Argus pin with a photo of Byrd Williams III and two lenses from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The lenses and pin are resting on top of a folded cloth that has stains and smudges. The pin is engraved at the top with "ARGUS INCORPORATED" and at the bottom with "ANN ARBOR MICH". A small paper section beneath the photograph reads "866".
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Argus pin, lenses, and cloth at angle]

Description: Photograph of an Argus pin with a photo of Byrd Williams III and two lenses from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. One of the lenses is propped up and the pin is visible through it. The pieces are resting on top of a folded cloth that has stains and smudges. The pin is engraved at the top with "ARGUS INCORPORATED" and at the bottom with "ANN ARBOR MICH". A small paper section beneath the photograph reads "866".
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Barsanti’s swagger stick from Vietnam]

Description: Photographs of the "swaggers stick" that was part of the uniform for Major General Olinto Barsanti. It is dark brown, smooth and shiny stick with a small silver plaque that has the engraved words "MG O. M. Barsanti C G 101st Airborne Division 1 Jul 67 - 19 Jul 68." The handle part of the stick is a rusted golden color with the symbol of expanded wings on it in a rusted dark brown color. The tip of the stick is also a rusted golden color.
Date: October 15, 2019
Creator: Gellner, Megan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

["The Beggars Opera" etching and engraving]

Description: Etching and engraving print of an lively outdoor opera with a small pit orchestra and performers in animals masks. The print, "The Beggars Opera", published in 1728 was printed for John Bonles and The Black Horse in Cornhill.
Date: 1728
Creator: Hogarth, William; Blake, William & Bonles, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

["Ben J. Franklin L.L.D." engraving print]

Description: Engraving of "Ben J. Franklin L.L.D." for European Magazine printed on April 1, 1783. The design is attributed to William Angus and printed by J. Fielding. The engraving shows an image of founding father Benjamin Franklin in a circular frame to replicate a painting by F. Schwediauer.
Date: April 1, 1783
Creator: Angus, William & Feilding, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

['Les Chats' title page]

Description: Photograph of the title page of the book 'Les Chats' by François Augustin de Paradis de Moncrif. Beneath the title is a crest-like illustration, possibly by Anne-Claude-Philipe de Tubieres. Beneath that is text that reads "A Paris, Chez Gabriel-François Quillau; Fils, Imp. Lib. Jur. de l'Univesité, rue Galande, à l'Annonciation. M. DCC. XXVII. Avec Approbation & Privilege du Roy."
Date: December 4, 2013
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Client Card: Carnegie Corporation of New York]

Description: Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for the Carnegie Corporation of New York, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Pieces included: bronze cast "Carnegie Plaques" (inscribed "Irene H. Hood," "Charles Dollars," "Haskins," "Miller," and "Sheffield"), John Studholme plaque, Henry James plaque, L.P. Jacks plaque, Pitt plaque, Young plaque, Rush plaque, Duncan plaque, Carnegie Corporation Plaques, Ashtra… more
Date: 1928-12/1958-03
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Partner: Amon Carter Museum

[Client Card: Dr. Harry Burrus]

Description: Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Dr. Harry Burrus, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Pieces included: plastercast Malcolm Wilson, portrait heads of Senator Brock, Mr. Redford, John Conley, Con Smith, and others, Tennessee State Shield (4 copies), medallions (2 copies), and female head.
Date: 1973-01-25/1981-02-09
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Partner: Amon Carter Museum

[Client Card: Dr. James R. Chandler]

Description: Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Dr. James R. Chandler, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Pieces included: bronze cast Chiron (Belgian black marble base) and Chiron trophy (4 copies; Belgian black base).
Date: 1976-03/1980-04
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Partner: Amon Carter Museum

[Client Card: Mr. Leo Cherne]

Description: Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. Leo Cherne, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Pieces included, "Portrait Bust", "Portrait Head" (2 copies), "Female Bust" (repatine), "Head" (2 copies; plaster cast), "Standing Male Figure" (28"; black marble base 6" cube), "Head of Schweitzen" (2 copies; black marble base 6" cube), "Head of Lincoln" (3 copies; black marble base 6" cube), "Head of Mr. C… more
Date: 1955-02/1977-11
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Partner: Amon Carter Museum

[Client Card: Mrs. L. A. Benson]

Description: Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mrs. L. A. Benson, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. This order includes a bronze cast of a "Portrait Bust" and an engraved name plate.
Date: unknown
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Partner: Amon Carter Museum

[Depiction of Clarke & Courts Building in Galveston, Texas in the form of a lithograph, printed by Clarke & Courts]

Description: Photograph of a depiction of Clarke & Courts Building in Galveston, Texas in the form of a lithograph, printed by Clarke & Courts. The lithograph, printed on white aged paper with black ink, shows the front and side of the Clarke & Courts Building with the name lining the top portion, but backwards, on the neoclassical and industrial style building. Turn of the century automobiles, horse-drawn wagons, and a trolley or tram on a railway with people included surround the large 5-6 story building.… more
Date: 2021
Creator: Machacek, Nikki
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Dutch etching "Laden Asses"]

Description: Etching by Dutch printmaker Theodorus van Kessell as part of his series in collaboration with designer Jan van den Hecke the Elder "Alcune Animali" in 1654. The print, "Laden Asses", shows two saddled donkeys resting in an open field with a small village/ farm in the distance.
Date: 1654
Creator: Van Den Hecke The Elder, Jan & Van Kessell, Theodorus
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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