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Title: George C. Childress Ivory Painting
Identifier: foth_0642
Dates: 1836
Description: Miniature watercolor portrait on ivory. It is generally assumed that Childress wrote the Texas declaration of independence with little help from his fellow committee members. This miniature is the only known image of George Campbell Childress, chair of the Convention of 1836, out of which came the Unanimous Declaration of Independence.

Title: Stephen F. Austin [portrait]
Identifier: foth_0636
Creator: Howard, William
Dates: 1833
Description: Ivory miniature watercolor portrait of Stephen F. Austin; This original watercolor portrait miniature of Stephen F. Austin depicts him in his hunting costume with his dog Cano. William Howard painted the portrait in Mexico City in 1833.