Browse Items · University of Arkansas Museum

Bottle, Medicine

Collected from Ridge House in March 1972. Clear glass, partially restored; "Whitelow - Williams / Drug Co. / Fayetteville, ARK"

Tags: 19th Century, Archeology, Arkansas, Containers, Fayetteville, Glass, Health, Household, Medicine, North America, Pharmaceuticals, Science and Technology, Tools and Equipment, United States, Washington County

Sherd, Jug

Collected during excavations at the Ridge House in March 1972. Fragment of porcelain jug - spout and portion of body with picture of "Old Main" building of the University of Arkansas.

Tags: 19th Century, 20th Century, Archeology, Architecture, Arkansas, Ceramic, Ceramics, Containers, Distribution and Transportation, Fayetteville, Household, Imagery, North America, United States, University of Arkansas, Washington County

Handmade banjo with replacement pegs and head (fabric covering).

Donor provided notes:
“… what appear to be tack holes around the rim… indicate that the banjo originally had skin attached with tacks.”

“The surviving tuning pegs were carved by…

Tags: 19th Century, 20th Century, Arkansas, Communication, Music, North America, Tools and Equipment, United States, Wood

Coin

1899 wheat penny.

Tags: 19th Century, Coins, Communication, Currency, Exchange Media, Metal, Money, North American, United States

Letter

A letter from someone named D to someone named Lelia about going to church together. The cursive is somewhat illegible around the name. The letter is from Arkansas.

Tags: 19th Century, Arkansas, Communication, Communication Objects, Documentary Objects, Letter, North America, Paper, United States