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Image of men posing with mules wearing packs beside a fence with a harvester and thresher machine in the landscape near a hill.
6" x 15", possibly made of tin.
On the back is a handwritten note: "Sun Eddy Early Days". Logo of Mico-Metal…

Museum replica of the Rosetta Stone. It was once made available for customers to check out. It is 34" x 30" x 1" 1/2 and currently hangs on the east wall in the Special Collections Department. The condition is fair, with material missing, along the edges and paint that has rubbed off on the bottom fourth of the object.
Museum replica of the Rosetta Stone. It was once made available for customers to check out. It is 34" x 30" x 1" 1/2 and currently hangs on the east wall in the Special Collections Department. The condition is fair, with material missing, along the…

35 mm slide made in collaboration between the Denton Chamber of Commerce and the City of Denton. Found in a slide tray as part of a report.
35 mm slide made in collaboration between the Denton Chamber of Commerce and the City of Denton. Found in a slide tray as part of a report.

Grey and black tapestry of a lion on a pedestal with the word "Babylon" under mats on beige background. The frame measures: 13" 3/4 x 15" 1/4. There are chips along the bottom, right and lower left of the frame.<br />
There is a plaque attached to the glass: "Seal of Babylon, presented by Mayor Mohssen Saheb Al-Safor of City of Babylon, Iraq, June 17, 1980."
Grey and black tapestry of a lion on a pedestal with the word "Babylon" under mats on beige background. The frame measures: 13" 3/4 x 15" 1/4. There are chips along the bottom, right and lower left of the frame.
There is a plaque attached to the…

This is a photo of a pounded metal relief with brass wrapped on bronze (?) backing. There are figures of animals, both domestic and wild, in the middle. There are sun rays in the top left corner and the title of the piece in the bottom right corner.
Figures of animals, domestic and wild with sun rays (?) on upper left and words of title incised on lower right Pounded metal relief with brass wrapped on bronze (?) backing. 21" 3/4 x 8" 1/2 x 1"

Abacus made from wood and brass with bamboo rods and wood beads. This was also once allowed for customers to check out.<br />
Condition: nicks and dents, repaired break on length of one side.
Abacus made from wood and brass with bamboo rods and wood beads. This was also once allowed for customers to check out.
Condition: nicks and dents, repaired break on length of one side.

A stone bird sculpture has its head tilted upwards, and its wings arched. It was made by Alva Museum Replicas in 1965 and purchased by the library.
A bird sculpture made from stone with its head tilted upwards and its wings arched.

This Beaumont Mood pottery urn was commissioned by O'Neil Ford for the library's 1969 expansion. <br />
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It currently lives in the library director's office at the Emily Fowler Library.
Another pottery urn made by Beaumont Mood. This particular urn is located in the library director's office. It is also made from red clay and has a pinkish-hue and a rust-colored glaze; the shape is conical.

The condition: has several cracks…

Photograph of another Beaumont Mood urn. It measures 26 3/4" tall x 10 3/4 dia; 1/2" thick. The salmon-colored clay has bands of color in brown and elephant blue.
Another pottery urn made by Beaumont Mood in an office of the Emily Fowler Library. There are other matching urns in a separate cabinet.

This salmon-colored vessel has colors in reddish, elephant blue, and brown with various Greek meander…

Photograph of someone measuring the length of this Beaumont Mood pendant lamp at the Emily Fowler Library. It is 25" tall.
Terracotta pendant lamp with a reddish glaze and bands with various patterns such as fluted lines, seamless ovals, and an atomic starburst. The holes were hand-pierced using a dowel. Measures 24 3/4" x 10 1/2".

It was fashioned by the Beaumont…

Blue-painted ceramic cat, possibly chalk ware, curled up with its tail near the head. It has almond-shaped eyes, tall ears, and is smiling with its tongue out.
Blue-painted ceramic cat, possibly chalk ware, curled up with its tail near the head. It has almond-shaped eyes, tall ears, and is smiling with its tongue out. The cat measures: 3 1/2" x 5" x 4".
There is loss throughout: chip on top of left ear;…

A clay sculpture of a bull sits atop a shelf at the Emily Fowler Library. The informational tags on the underside have been torn off, so its provenance is unknown. The left ear has broken off. It was part of the library's circulating collection of artwork in the past.<br />
6 3/4 x 10 1/2 x 4 1/2
A clay sculpture of a bull sits atop a shelf at the Emily Fowler Library. The informational tags on the underside have been torn off, so its provenance is unknown. The left ear has broken off. It was part of the library's circulating collection of…

This extra pendant lamp is being used as a container to hold old blueprints. It was made in 1980 for the library's third expansion which added a second level to the building.
This matte white pendant lamp has 7 bands with various patterns, including an atomic starburst and an oval seamless pattern.

This pendant lamp lives in the manager's office at the South Branch Library. It is a replica of the ones hanging in the…

Small sculpture made from clay of the head of a dog on a black plastic base. There are some nicks and the left ear is missing. Some evidence of peeled-off stickers underside. One of the photographs is from 2018 and the other was taken sometime in the 1970s.
Small sculpture made from clay of the head of a dog on a black plastic base. There are some nicks and the left ear is missing. Some evidence of peeled-off stickers underside. One of the photographs is from 2018 and the other was taken sometime in the…

Alva Museum Replicas, Inc.,<br />
ALVA Studios,<br />
New York, N. Y.
A replica sculpture of a woman kneeling with a child leaning back on her leg and looking up at her. The sculpture, originally a red clay, is a monochromatic pinkish hue. There are nicks throughout, especially at the base.
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