1. Three cherry bookcases. 2. Chair, made from wood of the frigate Constitution, presented to Levi Woodbury, Secretary of the Navy, 1837; Secretary of the Treasury, 1834, to March, 1837; during the administration of President Jackson. Presented to the Hermitage by Miss Ellen C. Woodbury, daughter of Levi Woodbury, in 1900. 3. Mahogany bookcase and desk. 4. Bust of General Jackson by Hiram Powers. This Powers bust of Jackson, by the sculptor before he went to Italy for study, is one of the best examples of pure American art. 5. Old map of New Hampshire. 6. and 7. Pair of paintings of DeSoto and his wife, Isabella. Presented by Louis Philippe to President Jackson. 8. Jackson’s bound copies of the Globe Democrat, Published at Washington, D. C., while he was President of the United States. Presented by Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson. 9. Old Newspapers of Jackson’s time (Bound). Presented by Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence. Atlas with Andrew Jackson’s signature Sept. 12, 1835. 10. Bust of Levi Woodbury, of General Jackson’s cabinet. 11. Case, made of historic wood taken from the old building first used as a statehouse in Nashville, 1812-1815. The case was made to protect the bound volumes of newspapers of Jackson’s day. Wood given by Mrs. Jennie C. Buntin. 12. Invalid chair, presented to General Jackson by the mechanics of Nashville. Invented by Dr. Holmes of South Carolina, who presented duplicates to Queen Victoria and John C. Calhoun. 13. Mahogany candlestand, upon which General Jackson always opened his mail, and candlestick on beaded mat; his Bible and spectacles. 14. Marble-topped table at which General Jackson issued directives at the Battle of New Orleans. Presented by Judge John Minnick Williams of Altus, Okla., formerly of Nashville. 15. Chair, presented to Jackson by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney. 16. Pair of bronze and crystal oil candelabra on mantel. 17. Portrait by Earl of General Jackson on Sam Patch, white horse presented him in 1833 by the citizens of Pennsylvania. General Jackson rode this horse in a civic and military parade given in his honor in Philadelphia, after which it was sent to Nashville. Federal soldiers whom General Geo. H. Thomas had placed as guard at the Hermitage fired a military salute over the grave of the horse. 18. The walnut office desk with a number of secret drawers; used constantly when Jackson was practicing attorney. 19. Steel engraving of George Washington. 20. Bust of Lewis Cass, Secretary of War and Minister Plenipotentiary to France under General Jackson. 21. Liquor Chest of General Jackson. Presented by Mrs. Michael Mullens of Baltimore, Maryland.
The Nursery
The cherry cradle was made at the Hermitage for Andrew Jackson, Jr., and was purchased by the Association from a member of the family. The quilt on the cradle was made by Mrs. W. L. Nichol, neighbor and friend of the Jacksons, for her daughter, Julia Nichol More. Coverlet, given by Mrs. Minos Fletcher, Jr., and Paul Shwab. The bed and the rug are types used in that period. The chair, which was given by Mrs. D. W. Cantrell, belonging to a member of the Jackson family. The chest of drawers and the washstand were part of the original Hermitage furnishings, and the china toilet set, of the Jackson period, was presented by Mrs. Edgar Foster. The clock and the unique china candlesticks were also part of the Hermitage furnishings, and the thermometer was General Jackson’s.
The silver cup was presented by Martin Van Buren to his godson, Andrew Jackson, III, on the occasion of his christening at the White House. The portrait over the mantel, which was at the White House and also hung in the Hermitage nursery, is of the twin children of Marcus Talmage, of New York, namesakes of Andrew and Rachel Jackson. Presented by the Talmages. The French doll of 1830 was given to The Hermitage by the Dixie-Dollers Club.
The wooden hat box, which belonged to Jackson’s mother, Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson, was given by Mrs. Clara Hudgins Cowgill. The print of General Jackson is by Currier and Ives. One of the pictures is of Mrs. Lucius Polk and her son, William. As Mary Eastin, she spent much time at the White House with the Jacksons during her young ladyhood and was married there. The other picture is of Mary Eastin and Madame Pageot (daughter of Jackson’s close friend, Maj. Wm. B. Lewis) who was also one of the Jacksons’ favorites and was married there. Both pictures, made from portraits owned by the family of Mrs. Lucius E. Burch, were presented by Mrs. Burch. The small oil painting by the ten-year-old daughter of Peter G. Washington was a gift to Jackson during his presidency.
THE UPPER CHAMBERS
Earl’s Room
The bed, the chest, the mirror, the chair of Venetian ironwork, used as a barber’s chair, all belonged to the original furnishings. The wallpaper is also the original. The carpet which is of the same period was presented by Mrs. Horatio Berry. A quilt of the period is the gift of Mrs. Louise Blackwell, of Warrenton, Va.
1. Portrait of Col. Jeremiah George Harris. Purser of the Navy, Editor of National Union and close friend of Jackson. Presented by his daughter, Mrs. Van S. Lindsley. 2. Portrait of Jackson by Earl. 3. Pair of shell letter racks presented to Mrs. Jackson in 1827 (letter of presentation in the Museum.) 4. Profile portrait of Jackson by Earl. Presented by Miss Mary McLemore, Donelson descendant, whose brother, John C. McLemore, III, had bequeathed it to the Hermitage. 5. Banjo owned by President Jackson, loaned by Miss Emma Hoffstetter.