General Jackson’s Bedroom
This room is as it was the day he died, with the same furniture he used, the bed he died upon, the chair he sat in, etc. The furnishings consist of bedstead, bureau, wardrobe, washstand with china pieces, table, chair, settee or sofa, wallpaper, bedspread, andirons and fender, mirror, brass candlestick, etc. The same pictures are on the wall. The bedspread is a replica of the original, handmade with the initials R. J. embroidered on it. The original is in the Museum. The bed and window draperies are exact reproductions of those used in the winter during Jackson’s lifetime, having been made by Scalamandre Silks, Inc., in New York, N. Y. Part of the original fabric is in the Museum.
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.