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Evening Suit

Description: Evening suit of amethyst acetate with gold braid, embroidery and beads. a) Jacket in a short fitted style with long sleeves. Collarless with gold lace trim around neckline, center front and hem. Hidden center front closure of 4 large, black fabric-covered snaps supplemented with 2 hook & eyes. Fabric is woven with gold threads in a scalloped design embellished on front panels with gold beads and large gold teardrops. Gold lace trim also around armholes. Lined in amethyst satin acetate; padded… more
Date: 1980/1989
Creator: Costa, Victor
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Spoon

Description: One of four silver spoons found on the battlefield of San Jacinto by George Williamson Lawrence
Date: unknown
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

Knit dress

Description: Day dress of white wool knit. Sleeveless with wide jewel neckline. Calf length; skirt slightly gathered at natural waistline. Left side zipper with hook & eye and four hook & eyes on left shoulder. Two vertical welt pockets at sides. Lined in white silk with weighted pocket linings. Designer's label at inside left seam of lining: "Norman Norell / New York" Retailer's label at center back neckline: "Esther Wolf / Houston"
Date: 1969
Creator: Norell, Norman
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[TSDC sticker]

Description: Shannon Bailey TSDC presidential campaign sticker.
Date: June 2004
Creator: Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Evening Jacket

Description: Evening jacket of black silk with sequin decoration. Hip length jacket with long sleeves. High, rounded collar with two hook-and-eyes just below throat, and center front opening with 9 hidden snaps and two hook-and-eyes. Neckline, cuffs, hem, and cf opening heavily beaded/sequined in gold and copper with small Paisley forms in green and blue/gray chain stitch embroidery. Body of jacket decorated in large blocks of overlapping sequins in iridescent purple, iridescent dark green, and black seq… more
Date: 1981/1989
Creator: Khan, Naeem
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[An envelope from the Rice Institute]

Description: An envelope from the Rice Institute, in Houston, Texas. The William M. Rice Institute for the Advancement of Literature, Science and Art is now commonly known as Rice University.
Date: 19XX
Location: 29.717394 -95.401831
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Cocktail Dress

Description: Cocktail dress of black heavy wool crepe. Deep V-neckline trimmed with wide bands of various sized pearls, the bands extending to waistline. Long sleeves with zipper closure at ends. Mid-length skirt is gathered into natural waistline. Hook & eye closures at along deep center back opening (top, center, lower back); which is accented with pearls as front. Zipper closure at center back below waistband. Sewn-in shoulder pads. Fully lined in black silk(?) Designer's label at inside left beside op… more
Date: 1969
Creator: Brooks, Donald, 1928-2005
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[17-Cent Armory Token]

Description: One of a collection of 244 miscellaneous "Texas Trade Tokens." This coin from the Deep River Armory military and collectible gun shop is gold-colored, octagonal, and says, "Good for 17 [cents] in Military Goods" on one side; on the other it has the text: "Deep River Armory, J. B. Hughes, Prop., Houston, Texas."
Date: unknown
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

Ensemble - Dress and Coat

Description: Ensemble A) Coat of cream and orange wool gabardine. Approximately knee-length cream wool coat, with rounded neckline. Asymmetrical front opening set to left of center with 5 large circular white ceramic or plastic buttons with bound buttonholes. Long sleeves with orange cuffs buttoning with two matching buttons. Three orange flap pockets - two on right, one on left - with bound slit pocket under flap. Collar, opening, cuffs, and pocket flaps of orange wool gabardine. Lined in cream silk cr… more
Date: 1963/1972
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Harris County, Texas Emergency Corps Patch]

Description: Patch from the Harris County Emergency Corps. The round patch has a white background and blue edging. The outer ring has "Harris County Emergency Corps" written in blue. An inner circle is outline in blue, says "Emergency Rescue First Aid" in red, and contains a blue and yellow cross.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Houston, Texas Fire Marshal Patch]

Description: Patch from the Houston, Texas fire marshal. The shield-shaped patch has a light blue background and yellow edging. An outer band of darker blue contains "Fire Prevention," "Life Safety," and "Code Enforcement" in yellow lettering. A red image of Texas is partially covered by a white banner embroidered with "Fire Marshal." Below Texas is the illustration of a skyline.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Cloverleaf, Texas Volunteer Fire Department Patch]

Description: Patch from the Cloverleaf, Texas volunteer fire department. The shield-shaped patch has a yellow background and black edging. "Cloverleaf Fire Dept. Texas Est. 1952" is written in black on the edges of the patch. A green cloverleaf containing "Vol" sits in the center of the patch.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[North Harris County, Texas Fire Fighters Association Patch]

Description: Patch from the North Harris County Fire Fighters Association of Texas. The patch is circular with a rectangular rim on the bottom. The top section has a red background, the bottom background is white, and both share a dark blue edging. The top portion contains a Florian Cross with white borders. The points of the cross contain "North Harris County Ass'n" written in white, while the center of the cross contains a yellow "fire scramble." The bottom rectangle contains the words "Fire Fighters" in … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Houston, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Description: Patch from the Houston, Texas fire department. The patch has yellow edging, a blue outer background, and an inner background that is partially pale blue and partially the blue, white, and red of a Texas flag. "Houston Fire-EMS Rescue" is written along the outer edge in yellow. The flag background contains a yellow illustration of a skyline. The light blue background contains a white Florian Cross. The top point of this cross contains "1838," the left point contains a Star of Life, the bottom po… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Clear Lake City, Texas Emergency Medical Corps Patch]

Description: Patch from the Clear Lake City, Texas emergency medical corps with a white background and blue edging. "Clear Lake Emergency Medical Corps" is written in red across the top and bottom of the rounded rectangular patch. A red and winged rod with a snake curled around it appears in the center of a blue representation of Clear Lake's borders.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Clear Lake City, Texas Emergency Medical Corps Patch]

Description: Patch from the Clear Lake City, Texas emergency medical corps with a white background and blue edging. "Clear Lake Emergency Medical Corps" is written in red across the top and bottom of the rounded rectangular patch. A red and winged rod with a snake curled around it appears in the center of a blue representation of Clear Lake's borders.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Baytown, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Description: Patch from the Baytown, Texas fire department. The wedge-shaped patch has a black background with amber edging. "Baytown" is written in white above a central image of a Florian Cross. The cross has red points, white borders, and an orange center containing the image of Texas and a billowing Texas flag. "Fire Rescue" is written in the vertical points, while the horizontal points contain a fire hydrant, pike, and ladder. A flame is located on either side of the cross.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Houston, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Description: Patch from the Houston, Texas fire department. The circular patch has a dark blue background and yellow edging. A cross with white points occupies most of the patch. "Houston" is written in the center and "Fire Dept." is written across the top and bottom points. Images of a fire hydrant and a crossed hook and ladder appear in the horizontal points.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Cypress Creek, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Description: Patch from the Cypress Creek area of Houston, Texas fire department. The triangular patch has a dark blue background with yellow edging. "Cypress Creek Houston Texas" is written in yellow along the top and bottom of the patch. A red Florian Cross with white edging covers the center.. "Fire Rescue" is written in yellow over the top and bottom points. A yellow and black "fire scramble" appears in the center of the cross
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Northwest Harris County, Texas Volunteer Fire Department Patch]

Description: Patch from the Northwest Harris County, Texas volunteer fire department. The shield-shaped patch has a white background and blue edging. "Northwest Fire Dept.," "Vol.," and "Org. 1949" are written in red along the top and bottom edges. The center contains a blue and white Florian Cross containing images of fire equipment, "Harris County" in the vertical points, and "F D" in the horizontal points.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Houston, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Description: Patch from the Tyler, Texas fire department. The circular patch has a black background and golden edging. A Florian Cross with white points and a black center covers the patch. "Houston Fire Dept." is written vertically over the cross. Images of a fire hydrant and a crossed hook and ladder appear in the horizontal points.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Highlands, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Description: Patch from the Highlands, Texas fire department. The cross shaped patch has a navy blue background and golden edging. "Highlands," "Fire," "Rescue," and "EMS" are written inside of the points. The center bears the image of a yellow and red "fire scramble" and a blue Star of Life.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Houston, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Description: Patch from a Houston, Texas fire department. The patch is designed to look like a blue and white Florian Cross partially engulfed in yellow, red, and blue flames. "Houston Fire Dept" appears across the top and bottom points of the cross. The blue field, star, red, and white fields of the flag of Texas appear across the left and right points. The number twelve is written in red in the center of the cross.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Houston, Texas Occidental Houston Chemical Complex Emergency Action Team Patch]

Description: Patch from the Occidental Houston Chemical Complex Emergency Action Team. The circular patch has a white background and blue edging. "Occidental Houston Chemical Complex Emergency Action Team" is written along the edges in black. A smaller circle appears further inside the circle. This circle contains a silvery grey background with olive branches and a rectangle that has been split into five parts. The top art contains "H.E.A.T" in blue lettering against white background. The images inside of t… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas
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