The Hermitage, Home of General Andrew Jackson — John Shaqi
The Hermitage, Home of General Andrew JacksonDorris, Mary C. (Mary C. Currey)
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The Hermitage, Home of General Andrew Jackson
Dorris, Mary C. (Mary C. Currey)
Hermitage (Hermitage, Tenn.); Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 -- Homes and haunts -- Tennessee -- Hermitage
1. Portrait of his wife by Earl, over the mantel, upon which his
dying gaze rested.
2. Portrait of the adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr., in childhood,
by Earl.
3. Earl portrait of the granddaughter, Mrs. Rachel J. Lawrence
(eldest child of the adopted son), the pet and companion of
his declining years.
3A. French china teapot or veilleuse, with place for light at
bottom, sometimes used as night light. This relic of General
Jackson’s was sold by descendants to the McIver family. The
Association purchased it in 1959 from Miss Effie McIver, in
memory of Miss Felicia Grundy Porter.
4. Chinese Mandarin scent bottles. Belonged to Mrs. Jackson.
5. Shell jewel case, which was Mrs. Jackson’s.
6. Portrait of Jackson.
7. Shell vases on mantel, which belonged to Mrs. Jackson.
8. Steel engraving, the “Sixth Seal.” This is an illustration of The
Revelation, Chapter 6:12, 17, engraved by G. H. Phillips from
the original picture by F. Danby, A. R. A., in collection of
Wm. Beckford, Esq.
9. Colored print, “Battle of the Thames.”
10. Colored print, “Battle of North Point.”
11. Tobacco box, used by the General.
12. His leather hatbox.
13. Rachel Jackson’s sewing box, made by an admirer who gathered the
shells.
14. Picture of Judge John Overton, bearing his signature, Judge
Overton was Jackson’s law partner and lifelong friend.
_Andrew Jackson, Jr.’s Bedroom_
This was General and Mrs. Jackson’s room previous to the death of Mrs.
Jackson in 1828, afterwards the bedroom of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jackson,
Jr. The furniture was purchased by Jackson after the fire in 1834.
The mahogany bedstead, one of eight purchased after the fire of 1834,
the mahogany bureau with toilet articles, mahogany washstand with
original washstand set, original hair brush and clothes brush,
strawberry design painted on back, mahogany marble top center table,
triple mirror, brass andirons, cut glass oil lamp, the brass candlestick
were all used in this room. The carpet is not original, but an old one
of the period. The portrait of Sarah York Jackson was painted by Healy.
The leather chair was one used constantly by her.
The wallpaper is a reproduction, presented by the Robert Graves Company
of New York and copyrighted (1925). The wood blocks from which the paper
was made were purchased by the Association.
Candlestick on mantel, presented by Mrs. Anne Hoyte Hicks Joyce, which
was purchased by her grandmother, Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks, at an early
auction, was used by General Jackson at the Hermitage.
Bohemian glass jar, which belonged to Rachel Jackson. Presented by Mrs.
W. T. Mallison.
Andrew Jackson’s signature is on fly leaf of open volume, History of
England, 1793.
_Side Hall_
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