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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

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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[Ponderosa, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Description: Patch from the Ponderosa, Texas fire department. The shield-shaped patch has a dark blue background and yellow edging. "Ponderosa Fire Dept." is written along the top in yellow, with a grey line underneath. "Houston Texas" is written in red on either side of a fire helmet atop a cross pike, hatchet, and ladder. A red image of Texas appears on the bottom with "Est. 1972" written in grey and a blue star over the Houston area.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Houston, Texas Heavy Rescue Patch]

Description: Patch from a Houston, Texas fire department with a dark blue background and yellow edging. "Houston Heavy Rescue 11" is written along the top and bottom of the patch. The center of the patch features an image of the state of Texas covered by a striking eagle. To the left of this eagle is a burning skyline.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Houston, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Description: Patch from the Houston, Texas volunteer fire department. The shield-shaped patch has yellow edging and two sections. The outer section has "Houston Volunteer Fire Dept" written across the edges of the patch. The second section has the blue, white, and red flag of Texas as the background of its top half, with a Houston skyline illustrated in yellow. The lower half has a dark blue Florian Cross with yellow borders on a light blue background. "1941" is written across the left and right points of t… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Houston, Texas Fire Department Arson Division Patch]

Description: Patch from the Houston, Texas fire department arson division. The shield-shaped patch has a dark blue background and black and golden edging. "Houston Arson" is written along the top and bottom. A green circle containing "City of Houston" and "Space City U.S.A." forms a ring around a globe crossed with red lines.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Alliance Ambulance Inc. Patch]

Description: Patch from Alliance Ambulance Inc. The rectangular patch has a white background and green edging. "Alliance Ambulance Inc." is written in green along the top and bottom edge. The center contains a green and black image of a diamond split into four sections by an "I."
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Marshall, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Description: Patch from the Houston, Texas fire department. The patch is shaped like a Florian Cross and has yellow and black edging. The points have sliver backgrounds and red text that reads "Houston Fire Dept. 1838." The inside circle is divided into blue, red, and white section, with "Engine Ladder" written across the top blue portion. The head of a bulldog wearing a fire helmet numbered 26 and biting down on a fire axe is placed between the red and white sections.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Westhollow Technology Center Fire Department Patch]

Description: Patch from the Houston, Texas based Shell Westhollow Technology Center fire department. The shield-shaped patch has golden edging and a white background. "Westhollow Technology Center E.M.S. Fire Hazmat Rescue" and "Houston Texas" are written in red along the edges of the patch. A Florian Cross with silver points, red borders, and a yellow and red image of a shell appear in the center.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

Ensemble - Dress, and Belt

Description: B) Shift style dress of black wool. Short set-in sleeves. Stand up collar. Below knee length. Side welt pockets and four belt loops of self. Center back zipper with hook & eye. Lined in black silk. Retailer's label at center back neckline: "Sakowitz / Houston" C) Belt of black leather. 3/4" wide with rectangular buckle covered in self. Stamped on back "12 127"
Date: 1968~
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Shift Dress

Description: Daytime shift dress of oatmeal wool knit. Short set-in sleeves trimmed in dark brown wool knit. Mandarin style stand up collar of dark brown wool knit. Below knee length with 5-1/2 inch hem extension of matching dark brown wool knit. Center back zipper closure with hook & eye. Two large patch pockets set below hips at sides. Lined in very pale beige/rose silk. Designer's label on side seam of lining near hem: "Norman Norell / New York" Retailer's label a back neckline: "Sakowitz / Houston M"
Date: 1965
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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