The Museum
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The Museum
SOUTH ROOM
On the Walls: 1. Lace veil intended for Mrs. Rachel Jackson to wear at Jackson’s inauguration in 1829, but her death occurred shortly before. The veil was presented by the ladies of Cincinnati. Each letter in the name Jackson is made from a different pattern of lace. The twenty-four stars above the name represent the 24 states, and in the center is an emblem of peace. This veil was inherited by Miss Mary Wilcox from her grandmother, Mrs. Andrew J. Donelson. Miss Wilcox presented the veil to the Tennessee Woman’s Historical Association, which, in turn, presented it to the Hermitage Association. 2. Pictures of Jackson’s cabinet members in 1829. 3. Part of original parlor draperies. 4. Part of original bedroom draperies. 5. Jackson’s portrait by Michael Nachtreib, a copy of the Dodge Miniature, is the likeness of Jackson widely used on stamp and currency issues. 6. Part of original parlor curtains.
Case No. 1
Shelf No. 1: 1. Gold sword presented to Andrew Jackson by the City of Philadelphia after the Battle of New Orleans. 2. Unique gun cane. 3. Turkish sword presented to General Jackson. 4. Cannon ball used in the Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1815. Presented by Mrs. Burrell Jackson. 5. Sword captured at the Battle of New Orleans by General Jackson. Bought by the Association in 1897. 6. Cavalry sabre, captured at the Battle of New Orleans, bearing the coat of arms of the English Government and the initials G. R. (George Rex, III). Presented by W. E. Metzger. 7. Blade of sword presented to General Jackson by the citizens of New Orleans. This sword was bequeathed to Col. Andrew Jackson Coffee. Presented by Alexander D. Coffee. 8. Air gun and pump.
Shelf No. 2: 9. Leather shot pouch belonging to Andrew Jackson, Jr. 10. Sword said to have been used by Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. Presented by Mrs. W. M. Calhoun. 11. Sword used by General Coffee at the Battle of New Orleans. 12. Piece of dining room floor laid in 1835 and removed in 1894. 13. Piece of the old bridge built by General Jackson’s troops to cross a swamp at the head of the Bayou Grand near Fort Barrancas, Fla. 14. Gold sword presented to General Jackson July 4, 1822, by the State of Tennessee for his services at the Battle of New Orleans. It was bequeathed to Andrew J. Donelson, his former secretary. Purchased by the Ladies’ Hermitage Association in 1940.
Shelf No. 3: 15. Wax candle found in Cornwallis’ tent in Yorktown the night of his surrender to Washington. Presented to General Jackson who highly prized it and lighted it on each anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans. 16. Foresight of one of the cannons used at the Battle of New Orleans. Presented by Capt. E. W. Averell to Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson for the Hermitage Association. 18. Old door knob, removed from one of the doors. 19. Pieces of marble from the tomb of Mary Washington, mother of General George Washington; the cornerstone was laid by Jackson in 1833. Presented by Walter B. Parmer. 20. Military Regalia of General Jackson, presented by Joseph Horton Fall and John Hill Eakin. 21. United States cutlass used on the American Brig Carolina in a fight against the British in 1814-15, under General Jackson. 22. Silver mounted cane of General Jackson. 23. Italian carved cane, presented to General Jackson. 24. Gold-headed cane presented to General Jackson by Lt. Col. William L. Harneys, 2nd U. S. Dragoons, Sept. 30, 1838. 25. Walking cane of hickory. 26. Gun cane. 27. Cane made from wood that grew at the tomb of General Washington at Mt. Vernon. Presented by John Bigelow to General Jackson. 28. Folding bamboo camp chair. 29. Walking stick, presented to President Jackson by Thomas Hart Benton and John C. Calhoun and presented to the Hermitage Association by Mrs. J. A. Mitchell, Macon, Ga.