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Art & Paintings
Albina "Coon" Lyon (1846-1871) Painted by Henry Byrd
Cherokee leader, John Ross (1790-1866) D. Rice and J. Clark, Publishers
Friendship Josephine Hutson Graham (1915-1999)
Hinderliter Tavern Louis Freund
Jane Eliza Mills (Mrs. William E.) Woodruff [1810-1887] Painted by William Frye [1819-1872]
Marie F'licit' Valli'are Attributed to the school of Jose De Salazar
Mollie Crease Peay Worthen [1856-1944] Painted by Henry Byrd [c.1804-1885]
Portrait of James Miller [1776-1851] Unknown Artist
Sequoya, A Cherokee [1760?- 1845] Printed and published by E. C. Biddle
Still Life of Strawberries Painted by W.M. Brown
The Pot Belly Stove Printed by Louis Freund
Underdog Role Gets Rougher Every Campaign Drawn by Jon Kennedy
William E. Woodruff Painted by William Frye
Armorel, Arkansas by Jacob Semiatin
Don Joseph Bernard Valli'are d'Hauterive Attributed to the School of Jose De Salazar
Futuristic vision of historic houses drawn by architect Max Mayer
Farm House #3, Shanty at Wiggley’s Island by Howard Stern
John Peay Hammond and Bounce [1856-1859] Painted by Henry Byrd
Matilda Hanger Drawn by Combs
Mrs. Mary Jane Conway (nee Bradley) Painted by Samuel Alfred Harding
Portrait of Marie Rumbough Artist Unknown
Square Dance Made by Elsie Freund
Sunrise on the Arkansas [title by artist] Drawn by Alfred Waud
The Turn of the Tune Published by Currier and Ives
Unidentified Woman Painted by unknown artist
William Savin Fulton [1795-1844] Unknown Artist
Big Rock upon the Arkansas Drawn by Alfred R. Waud
Donald Duck for Fulbright Signed by artist Watkins 44"
Even a Blind Sow Gets an Acorn Once in a While Painted by Josephine Graham
Evening on the Arkansas River Nicholas Richard Brewer
Judge William Byers Family Painted by Henry Byrd
Miniature of Charles Fenton Mercer Noland Painted by J. R. Lambdin
Petit Jean Mountain By Adrian Brewer
Recumbent Cow Drawn by Howard Simon [1902-1979]
Steamboat Liberty Artist Unknown
Still Life of Dahlia Painted by Thomas Wilson Clapham
The Arkansas Territorial Capitol Restoration Painted by Minear
Thomas Little Gus Garland, Jr. [1854-1855] Painted by Henry Byrd
Untitled Landscape Betty Dortch Russell McMath
Woman in a Yellow Dress Painted by Jenny Delony [1885-1949]
Boy at Plantation Commissary made by Horman Quen
Duck and Duckling Painted by Elsie Freund
Golden Retriever in a Clearing Adrian Brewer
Graham Brothers Josephine Hutson Graham (1915-1999)
Little Rock Federal Prison Drawn by A. J. Freeman
Miniature portrait of Jane Eliza Mills Woodruff and Daughter Mary Eliza Painted by D. J. Watkins
Portrait by Jenny Eakin Delony
Red Laugh of War [titled by artist] Painted by Louis Freund
The Arkansas Traveler Published by Currier and Ives
The Family Painted by Howard Simon [1902-1979]
Traills Fly-Catcher Engraving, Plate 45 By John James Aududon
Village Louis Freund
Zinnias Thomas Melvin Hinton (1906-1978)
Furniture
Chair Made by Alford, Hitchcock and Company
Library Table John Louis Roderweis
Sugar Chest Maker unknown
Trunk Maker Unknown
Chest of Drawers Lawrence Thompson
Parquetry Central Table Inmates of Tucker Unit
Table Maker Unknown
Washstand Maker Unknown
Clothes Press Made by John Lancaster
Round Center Table Samuel Gibbs French
Table Maker Unknown
Washstand Maker Unknown
Corner Cupboard Maker Unknown
Sofa Maker unknown
Table Maker Unknown
Guns
Caplock or Percussion Pistol Made by John Pearson (gunsmith to Samuel Colt)Fort Smith, Arkansas
Colt Navy Revolver - Six shot, percussion ignition Made by Samuel Colt Firearms Co.
Caplock Pistol Made by A. R. Mendenhall Des Arc, Arkansas
Flintlock Rifle Attributed to gunsmith Wiley Higgins
Caplock Rifle Made by W.O. RobertsonPulaski County, Arkansas
Caplock Rifle Made by Jesse OvertonArkadelphia, Arkansas
Hunting Horns
Arkansas Traveler Hunting Horn Possibly made by James E. Gibson
Hunting Horn Maker Unknown
Hunting Dog Ornamented Hunting Horn Maker Unknown
Hunting Horn “Ex-Confederate Soldier”
Hunting Horn Possibly Arthur Arlington Castera
Jewelry
Bracelet Made by Elsie Freund Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Pocketwatch Owned by A. A. TurnerAmerican Watch Company Boston, Massachusetts
Hair Broach Owned by Sarah Downs (1830-1912) Maker Unknown
Miniature Maker Unknown
Pendant Made by Elsie Freund
Knives
Knife, Arkansas Toothpick Made by Jimmy Lile
Knife, Bowie Type
The Carrigan Knife James Black
Knife, Bowie Type Manufactured by W & S Butcher Sheffield, England
Knife, Bowie Type Made by Jimmy Lile
Knife, Bowie Type Marked: "Woodhead & Hartley 36 Howard Street Sheffield" on ricasso
Knife: Bowie No. 1 Guardless Bowie Type Attributed to James Black
Knife, Bowie Type Unknown maker, Sheffield
KNIFE: Bowie No.1 Guardless Bowie Type James Black
Photographs
Carte-de-visite of a Federal Soldier B. S. Alford, photographer
Carte-de-visite of the Steamboat Sultana Thomas W. Bankes, photographer
Garland School 1st - 3rd Grades Kettering & Reynolds
John McNauree C. C. Cook
Troy, Gladys, and Patsy Mike Disfarmer (1884-1959)
Carte-de-visite of Hot Springs bath houses Diehl and Kennedy, photographers
Chester Ashley [1790-1848] - Daguerreotype Photographer unknown
Harriet Eliza Ashley and Enslaved Nursemaid Unknown Photographer
Man in Masonic Regalia Photographer unknown
Uncle George Manning and Friends- Ferrotype
Carte-de-visite of Hot Springs Spa Diehl and Kennedy, photographers
Dana Grafton
Harvesting Peanuts, Marianna, Ark. Keystone View Company
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Woodruff - Ambrotype Photographer unknown
Photograph of Arkansas artists Louis and Elsie Freund
Unidentified Male with a Bicycle Thomas Jefferson Echols (1854-1918)
Carte-de-visite of the Helena Studio of Photographer T.W. Bankes Thomas W. Bankes, photographer
Earliest Known Photographic Views of Hot Springs, Arkansas Diehl and Kennedy Photographers
Hot Springs Street Scene J. F. Kennedy, photographer
Palace Bath House in Eureka Springs - Cabinet Card Stamped Miss Pennistone Photographer
Rector Bath House - Stereoview
Pottery
Blue Crackle Vase Camden Pottery Camden, Arkansas
Jar Stamped near rim: J.D. WILBUR/Boonesboro, Arkansas
NILOAK Pottery Vase Manufactured at the NILOAK Pottery
Urn Shaped Vase
Bowl Niloak Pottery
Jar George Washington Cranston Pottery
Pink Vase Made by the short-lived Ouachita Pottery in Hot Springs, Ar.
Vase Charles Stehm"s Ozark Pottery
Churn Stamped near rim: J.D. WILBUR/
Jug Attributed to William Bird
Pottery Candlestick Niloak Pottery
Vase Niloak Pottery
Churn Lafayette Glass Pottery
Large NILOAK Vase Manufactured by NILOAK PotteryIncised inscription near rim: C.D.Hyten
3/25/23C. D. Hyten was the founder of the NILOAK pottery.Benton,
Arkansas
Poultry Feeder NILOAK Pottery
Vase Camark Pottery
Pottery of Caddo
Compound Bottle
Hodges engraved, head pot
Pedestal Base Red Slip Bottle
Cowhide Stamped Jar
Hodges engraved, tripod bottle
Engraved Conjoined Bowls with Two Suspension Lugs
Incised Janus faced Kino Trail Bottle
Engraved Crockett Curvilinear Pot
Olla Shaped Engraved Jar or Short-Necked Bottle
Quilts
8-Pointed Star Quilt Made by Mariah Etheridge Riddle [1829-1884]
Crazy Pattern, Pieced Quilt Made by Jessie Landis
Log Cabin Made by Clara Baker
Rocky Mountain Road Made by Elizabeth Rogers Manning and Martha Manning
Star Garden Pattern, Quilted and Pieced Made by Patricia Eaton
Whig’s Defeat or Democratic Victory Made by Mariah Aikman Trayler
Breaking with Tradition, Pinwheel Pattern Variation Made by Jan Hickman
Crown of Thorns Pattern, Pieced Quilt Made by an unknown forbear in Edith Shepherd"s family
Love Apple or Pomegranate Pattern Applique quilt Made by Elizabeth Rogers Manning (or daughters Martha or Elizabeth)
Rose Family Crazy Quilt Made by the Rose family’s dressmaker
Star of Bethlehem and unknown foliate pattern Made by Mary Jane Vincent
Carolina Lily Made by enslaved people belonging to the ancestors of Dr. James W. Marsh
Goose in the Pond Variation Made by Fannie Mae Stewart
Lyre Design Quilt Made by members of the Manning family
Secession quilt, Pieced Quilt Made by Mrs. Green McPhearson
Stylized Floral pattern Mrs. Walter Westbrook
Chintz Applique Made by individuals enslaved by Caleb Lindsey
Indian Bay Presentation Album Made by women of Indian Bay
Peony Made by Nancy Stroud Creek
Signature Made by members of the Women’s Home Missionary Society of Cabot
Sunburst Pattern, Pieced Quilt Made by Mary Elizabeth Eddleman
Silver
Cup Made by D. C. Fulton
Serving Spoon Made by Silas T. Toncray
Ladle Maria Regnier
Tablespoon Made by Silas T. Toncray
Pitcher Made by Hyde and Goodrich
Spoon Made by Klein & Hardway
RCanSaw Spoon Made by Klein & Hardway
Sugar Spoon Made by D. C. Fulton