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
Mullens of Baltimore, Maryland.
_The Nursery_
This room, used until 1955 as the museum for relics and papers, was at
one time during the residence of the Jacksons the overseer’s room, at
another 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_
Ralph E. W. Earl, son of the distinguished artist, Ralph Earl, was a
member of the Hermitage and White House households for 20 years. He
married Jane Caffery, niece of Mrs. Jackson, who died within a year and
Earl never remarried. He painted numerous fine portraits of Jackson and
other notables. He is buried in the Hermitage garden, the gravestone
being inscribed, “Erected in memory of Col. R. E. W. Earl, Friend and
Companion of General Andrew Jackson, who died at the Hermitage, Sept.
16, 1838.”
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