Attachment H_Preliminary Artifact list.pdf

OBJECTID OBJNAME THEME DESCRIPTION CONDITION TITLE, Date HOMELOC LOCFIELD1 LOCFIELD2 LOCFIELD3 IMAGEFILE

1904.5 Painting

Simon Kenton, War in the West; War, Treaties &

Boundaries; Mythmaking in Art and Memory

This 57 x 83" painting depicts a romanticized version of Simon

Kenton's capture by Shawnee in 1778 during hostilities in the Ohio River

Valley during the American Revolution.

Very good; dark overall Simon Kenton's Ride, c.1859 HC PS 3024R

1904.13 Portrait

Simon Kenton, War in the West; War, Treaties &

Boundaries; Mythmaking in Art and Memory

This is a bust portrait of Simon Kenton.

The painting depicts an older gentleman wearing a dark overcoat with a white collared undershirt and a white tie. He is holding in his proper left hand a wooden cane. He appears to be standing before a brown wash background. The painting is signed in the middle right section near his proper right shoulder and reads "Tip

Saunders, 1873." Good Simon Kenton, 1873 HC PS 3026 B

1904.19 Drawing

Daniel Boone, Mythmaking in Art and

Memory

This is pen and ink drawing of Daniel Boone fighting an American Indian.

Boone has a rifle in his upraised left hand and a knife in his lowered right hand. The American Indian has his left hand on Boone's left arm and his has a tomahawk in his raised right hand.

They are surrounded by trees. There is a dead American Indian in between the two fighting men.

Fair; faded and stained Daniel Boone Fighting an

Indian, 1881 HC PSM

1904.26.1 Long Rifle

Daniel Boone, Mythmaking in Art and

Memory

This long rifle is known as 'Boons Best Fren.' The style and manufacturer of the rifle lock indicate that this was not Daniel Boone's rifle, as previously speculated. Rifle and powder horn purchased by KHS from Gilbert Walden in 1900. Walden's ancestor was allegedly with Daniel Boone in KY.

It has been suggested that, given

Walden's close connection with the Boone family, the rifle may have belonged to aother Boone family member.

Good. Large piece of wood missing along barrel, proper right side.

wood is worn, small piece of stock in front of hammer missing, proper right moderate staining/discolor ation minor oxidation in scattered locations Long Rifle, c. 1820 HC PE C 3

1904.26.2 Horn, Powder

Daniel Boone, Mythmaking in Art and

Memory See Long Rifle description above.

Good; Minor scratches, reproduction strap and mouthplug, one crack Powder Horn, c. 1820 HC MS 1005 9

1904.27 Model, Anatomical

Daniel Boone, Mythmaking in Art and

Memory

This is a plaster cast of the skull of Daniel Boone. It was made in 1845 and allegedly one of hte few artifacts proven to be related to Daniel Boone.

Good; some chips and gouges Model, 1845 HC PE C 3

1904.35 Pincushion

Provenance, Trabue Family, Lord Dunmore's

War, see article on Trabue geneoaogy.

Donated by Alice Trabue, this pincushion was allegedly made during the Revolutionary War. This pincushion is made of red felt. It has scalloped, beaded edges. Each scallop has a bead rosette. There are eight rosettes on the piece. The top is embroidered with a floral design in the center surrounded by a floral wreath.

The piece is heavy beaded in clear and white beads. The bottom is covered in off white silk. Fair Pincushion, c. 1776 HC PE F 7

1904.41 Cover, Chair Seat

Martha Washington, Domestic Life, Revolutionary-Era Material Culture, Mythmaking in Art and Memory

This is a quilted cover allegedly made for a window seat by Mrs. Thomas

Arnold (Abigail Wyche?) for Martha Washington. Captain Thomas Arnold is mentioned in George Washington's correspondence in 1781 and 1783. Good

Martha Washington quilted seat cover, c. 1790 HC PS 3016R

1908.1 Rifle, Long

Early Settlements, Domestic Life, KY to

Virginia, Mythmaking in Art and Memory

This full-stock rifle was allegedly used in defense of Bryan's Station during the seige of 1782. Donated by the family of David Mitchell of Bryan

Station, Kentucky. Good Long Rifle, c. 1780 HC VT 4003 4

1909.21.1 Cannon

American Revolution, War, Treaties, and

Boundaries, The British army designed this gun as a highly portable infantry support weapon. This example, long known as the "Burgoyne Cannon," was first cpatured by American forces at the Battle of Saragoga (1777) during the

American Revolution. The U.S. Army utilized it until the gun went back into

British hands following the fall of Detroit in 1812. In 1813, Colonel

Richard M. Johnson's Regiment of Kentucky Mounted Rifles recaptured it from the British at the Battle of the Thames. The gun was presented to

Governor Isaac Shelby and has remained here in Frankfort since the end of that campaign. This cannon tube is serial number 3. Good Cannon, 1776 AR 1

1919.3 Stone

Daniel Boone, Battle of Blue Licks,Mythmaking in art and memory

This is a sandstone rock that has multiple carvings. There is a partial hole drilled on the top left proper side and a square hole mortised into the center of the bottom. Among the many cut marks the top has a rectangle carved across the face. Inside the rectangle "D.B. 1776" is carved.

Donated to KHS by Dr. E.J. Knox.

Apparently found near Blue Licks, KY. Good Stone, 1776 HC PE F 7

1923.17 Portrait

William Whitley, George Rogers Clark, Early

Settlements, Sportsman's Hill, War in the West

This oil on canvas bust portrait of William Whitley depicts the subject with greying brown hair and blue-grey eyes. Whitley is wearing a dark-grey coat and vest and a white shirt and stock. The background is a green-brown color. The canvas is mounted on masonite. Good William Whitley, c. 1820 HC PS 3020R

1923.33 Overcoat

George Washington, Revolutionary War, Mythmaking in Art and Memory

According to the file, this item was presented to KHS by a great-great-great grand niece of Gen. Washington, Miss F. May Washington of Newport, KY. The donor is descended from Washington's brother Samuel. On

Washington's death the coat was given to his grand nephew Samuel

Washington. It then descended to his son, John Thornton Washington, then to his daughter, Mrs. Betty Washington Taylor or Newport, sister of the donor.

The coat was originally fur and after it had been kept safe in the family for many years, placed for safe keeping between two mattresses, it became full of moths. The lining was then ripped out and the coat burned. An addenda concerning the origin of the coat is in the file. The file contains other written info that states that it was worn by Gen. Washington during the

Revolutionary War at Valley Forge during the terrible winter of 1777-78. Poor Overcoat, c. 1777 HC TS 2009 2

1923.37 Painting

Transylvania/Sycamore Shoals, Mythmaking in Art and Memory

White, was born in 1877 and died in

Paris, France in 1939. His paintings are found in many buildings (murals at the Department of Agriculture in DC) and museums both in America and in

Europe. Painted two studies for lunettes (murals) in the New Capitol, Frankfort, KY, which were completed in 1910.

This painting is a highly romanticized depiction of the Treaty of Sycamore

Shoals. While its title is "Treaty of Watauga" that does not appear to be a widely used name. Unless this is refering to a seperate negotiation for land in Tenessee. The Watauga is the river on which the shoals were located.

The area was used as a gathering place by Cherokee people and their predecessors. It was later colonized by Settler-Colonist from North Carolina.

The Treaty of Sycamore Shoals is sometimes called the "Transylvania

Purchase." It was an illegal negotiation led by Richard Henderson (1735-1785) and Daniel Boone. Hendersen attempted to purchase the land west of

Kentucky River, Northe of the Treaty of Wautauga, 1908 HC PS 3021R

1923.38 Painting

Daniel Boone, Mythmaking in Art and

Memory

This is a preliminary sketch/study for the Daniel Boone mural at the new state capitol in Frankfort. The image shows three men in front of a stand of trees on the left side of the sketch.

There is one man in a white shirt with his left hand at his brow and his right hand on his hip. In front of him is a man in brown buckshins leaning on his rifle. The rifle butt is on the ground and his hands are crossed on the end of the barrel with his chin resting on his hands. The third man is standing tall and straight with a rifle in his right hand which is at his side. All three men are looking into the distance toward the right. There is a brown area to the right of the image that presumably is a human but there are no distinctive markings. Good Daniel Boone &

Companions, 1908 HC PS 3022

1934.7 Log, Timber

Daniel Boone, Mythmaking in Art and

Memory

This is a slab of a beech tree originally bearing the inscription "D. BOON /

1775". Poor Timber Log, c. 1850 HC MS 1088 6

1937.2 Bust

Mythmaking in Art and

Memory

WPA notebook cites original sculptor as Jean-Antoine Houdon. This is a mass produced copy. Houdon came to America in 1785 from France, commissioned by Virginia to execute a statue of Washington. For a photograph of this sculpture on display at the New State Capitol see photograph in KHS Special Collections (1987ph2.2499). The wood pedestal in the photograph was located by David Buchta with Historic Properties in

August 2008. Fair George Washington, c.

1900 HC MS 1123 2

1937.18 Compass, Surveyor's

Benjamin Chandlee, Jr., William Berry Taylor, Land Patents and Surveys

Benjamin Chandlee, Jr. of Nottingham, Maryland (1723-1791) was a clock and instrument maker. His son, Goldsmith

Chandlee apprenticed under Benjamin and is noted for making fine compasses by order.

This compass was used by William Berry Taylor, an early settler of Shelby

County, now Oldham County. Taylor was the donor's great, great grandfather. Surveyor's Compass, 1787 HC PE C 4

1939.2 Drawing

Transylvania/Sycamore Shoals, Daniel Boone, Mythmaking in Art and

Memory

This is a study piece for one of the murals at the Kentucky Capitol building. This study of Daniel Boone is a drawing on cardboard that was done in charcoal pencil with white pastel highlights. The piece is inscribed in the lower right section: "Study for Boone--/

'Treaty of Watuaga' / Kentucky State Capitol/ Frankfort, KY/ --T. Gilbert

White - 1909." The study features two images of Daniel Boone. One image is complete and the other is just the head and torso. The completed figure has his hand outstreatched holding what may be a preliminary sketch for a rifle.

The figure is wearing a buckskin jacket, pants, and boots. Good Daniel Boone/ Treaty of

Watuaga, 1909 HC PS 3009L

1939.17 Casting

Richard Henderson, Transylvania, Mythmaking in Art and Memory

This is a plaque that is a plaster cast of Richard Henderson. It is a bust view of him with curled and braided wig and a high collared shirt. In relief on the plaque is "Colonel / Richard

Henderson / 1735-1785." There are two metal hooks at the top. Richard

Henderson (1735-1785) was born in Virginia. He sent Daniel Boone to investigate the Kentucky country in 1764. He retired form his North

Carolina superior court judgeship in 1773, and organized the Transylvania

Company in January of 1775. He hoped to purchase Kentucky form the

Cherokee Indians, which he accomplished at the Treaty of

Sycamore Shoals on March 19, 1775, for the sum of 10,000 pounds sterling.

Henderson immediately sent Boone and 28 ax-men to blaze the Wilderness

Trail and build a settlement of Boonesborough on the Kentucky

River. Other early settlements such as Harrodsburg, however denied the legality of Henderson's private treaty with the Cherokees. .

Good Plaster plaque, "Richard Henderson," 1900-1939 HC PSM 3500 1

1939.125 Shoe

Revolutionary War, Early Settlement, Revolutionary-

Era Material Culture, Mythmaking in Art and

Memory

(Old card, 1915) Pair of handmade baby shoes. The shoes were made in pioneer days by the donor's (Col. C.E.

Merrill of Lexington) grandfather, Andrew Merrill, in his tanyard. Merrill served with Washington in the Revolutionary War. These shoes have been placed on the feet of two hundred babies in the Merrill family, have traveled through seven states, and were returned from Texas shortly before they were donated to the

Kentucky Historical Society. Old card, "Shoes were made by Andrew Merrill, then a resident of Estill County, Kentucky, in October, 1783, for his infant son, Nicholas Merrill. They have passed down from generation to generation with all Merrills wearing them." Fair Shoes, 1783 HC PE C 1

1939.219 Bowl, Batter

Daniel Boone, Mythmaking in Art and

Memory

This dough bowl is a roughly carved rectangular piece of wood. It is carved out in the shape of a long trough. Two handles have been carved at each end of the bowl. One handle has a drilled hole for hanging the bowl. The sides of the bowl taper to a narrow flat bottom.

Inscribed on one side are the initials "CV." The inscription on the bottom reads "1760 D. Boon." Good Batter Bowl, 1760 HC PE F 7

1939.222 Dress

Daniel Boone, War in the West, Mythmaking in Art and Memory

The old card for this artifact reads, "Blue and white dotted dress worn by Betsey Grant, niece of Daniel Boone, as she came with her parents on the journey from North Carolina to Bryan's Station. Daniel Boone's niece wore this dress at the raid of Bryan's Station." Reportedly worn by Betsey

Grant, niece of Daniel Boone. Donated by Mrs. Kitchell Walker. Fair Dress, c. 1782 HC MSM 1510 1

1939.223 Knife

Squire Boone, Daniel Boone, Dr. R.J.

Thompson, Mythmaking in Art and Memory

This knife was made for Dr. R.J.

Thompson by Squire Boone. The knife was passed to the Dr. Thompson's daughters. The daughters donated the knife to the Kentucky Historical Society in 1924. The daughters of Dr. R.J.

Thompson are as follows: Harriet, Rebecca, and Emma Thompson, and Mrs. H.R. Brown.

Records show that it was either stolen in 1975 or was withdrawn.

There is more information that implies it was stolen.

The knife was returned to KHS on 05/05/2017. The blade is stamped with an inscription that reads: "THIS KNIFE

WAS MADE BY SQUIRE BOONE,

BROTHER OF DANIEL BOONE / FOR

DR. R.J. THOMPSON, WOODFORD

COUNTY. / PRESENTED TO THE

HISTORICAL SOCIETY BY DR.

THOMPSON'S DAUGHTERS, 1924." Good Knife, c. 1800 HC VT 4000 3

1939.252 Quilt, Bed

Domestic life, Revolutionary-Era

Material Culture, Mythmaking in Art and

Memory

The print repeated on this fabric is a rendering of the Treaty of

Shackamaxon in 1682. It appears to have been copied from the Benjamin

West Painting "Penn's Treaty with the Indians" painted in 1772. The Treaty was signed by Lenni-Lenape (Delaware) leader Tamanend and

William Penn of the Province of Pennsylvania. It is unclear if this treaty was ever actually signed or agreed to by either party. Legend holds that the treaty was signed under a large Elm tree in what is today Philadelphia. Good Quilt, c. 1799 HC TS 2045 3

1939.27 Nightcap

Statehood, domestic life, Mythmaking in Art and

Memory

According to the January 1925 issue of "The Register" of the Kentucky

Historical Society, this cap belonged to Susannah Hart Shelby, wife of

Kentucky's first governor, Isaac Shelby. Records indicate she was wearing this cap when she died in

1833. Good Nightcap, c. 1820 HC TSM 2520 2R

1939.288.1 Beam

George Rogers Clark, Mythmaking in Art and

Memory

This is a block of wood from the home of George Rogers Clark. The block was cut from end of beam. There is a new cut on one side and a wrought iron cut spike nailed to the board with two "U" shaped nails. Fair Beam, 1752-1818 HC MS 1089 2

1939.313 Scale

David Logan, John Logan, Statehood

These scales were "used by State Treasury to weigh the bits of gold cut-money before fixed value coins came into use." A legal document dated 5/19/1799 and signed by David Logan on behalf of state treasurer John Logan was found inside the drawer.

Logan served as treasurer from 1792- 1807. Good Scale, c. 1795 HC PE D 4

1939.321.13 Point, Projectile

First Kentuckians, Battle of Blue Licks,Mythmaking in Art and Memory

This is a stemmed projectile point that is made of a light gray mottled chert.

The piece has handwritten inscriptions on each side that are written in ink.

The first side says "? 4/ 1?98/ Found on / Nattle Field/ Blue Lick/ Springs" and the other side says "Battle/ Aug 19 1781/ Daniel Boone's Son/ Killed by

Indians." The Battle of Blue Licks was on August 19, 1792 not 1791. The youngest son of Daniel Boone, named Israel Boone, was killed at the battle.

However, this point dates to a much earlier period. It is unlikely that it was used at that battle. Projectile Point, 3500-2600 HC MS 1062 4

1939.473 Gavel

George Washington, SAR, Mythmaking in Art and Memory

This is a wild cherry gavel in shape of a hatchet made from a limb of a tree from George Washington's birthplace.

A plaque on the side lists what it is, where it came from, and the donor's name. The seal of the Sons of the

American Revolution sits to the left of this information. Good Gavel, 1914 HC MS 1045 1L

1939.487 Spoon, Souvenir

Kentucky Symbols, Mythmaking in Art and

Memory

This is a sterling silver souvenir spoon from Kentucky. The front is engraved with hops, barrel, cardinal, Daniel Boone, and abstract seal of Kentucky.

The back of the handle is embossed with images of the Old Capitol

Building, a log cabin, and Daniel Boone's grave. Good Souvenir Spoon, c. 1900 HC MS 1077 6

1939.509 Bowl, Baptismal

Virginia to Kentucky, Domestic Life, Revolutionary-Era Material Culture, Gender Perspective, Economics

According to the records, this bowl was brought to Kentucky from Virginia by

Mrs. Mary Walker Halloway of Rosemont, Virginia prior to 1800. In

1822 Mrs. Halloway (or Holloway) loaned the bowl to Christ Church

Cathedral (Episcopal) Louisville to be used as the church's first baptismal bowl. Unstable Bowl, c. 1760 HC PE D 16

1939.1069.5 Button, Promotional

Daniel Boone, War in the West, Mythmaking in Art and Memory

This is a celluloid process button from the 1906 Kentucky Home Coming in

Louisville. The button has tinplate backing with a straight pin and paper label. It has two trailing ribbons of blue and red. Printed in gold on the blue ribbon is "Garrard County". Also printed in gold, the following text is displayed on the red ribbon, "June 13- 17, 1906". The pin has "Kentucky

Home Coming" written across the top, and "Louisville/1906" across the bottom in black. The pin depicts Daniel Boone and to his left a picture of an

Native American attack on the stockade at Boonsborough Fort with

"1774" written above it. To his right is a picture of a woman and a horse with "1906" written above it. Below these three pictures is a scroll of music showing "the sun shines bright in the

Old Kentucky Home." The back of the button features a maker's mark with the following text printed in black:

"Buttons made by / Whitehead & Hoag Co. / Newark, N. J., U. S. A. / Pat. April

14, 1896 / July 21, 1896". Above the maker's mark is an Allied Printing

Trade Council Label stamp. Very good Button, 1906 HC TS 2001 3

1939.1069.8 Badge, Membership

DAR, Mythmaking in Art and Memory

This item was received in 1939 and likely once belonged to Mrs. George

Baker of Frankfort. Mrs. Baker was Chapter Regent for the Frankfort Chapter of the Daughters of the

American Revolution. From 1920- 1921, she was also a State Regent for the Kentucky Society of the DAR. She was instrumental in securing a lot in the Frankfort Cemetery where the DAR planned to erect a monument to Revolutionary War soldiers and to bury several soldiers. Mrs. Baker was also a

KHS member and authored at least two articles in the Register of the

Kentucky Historical Society. Excellent Badge, 1917 HC TS 2004 3

1939.1070.9 Ribbon, Membership

DAR, Mythmaking in Art and Memory

This is deep purple ribbon with a badge attached to the bottom and gold-inked lettering, all in capital letters, on the ribbon. The ribbon reads, "KENTUCKY / STATE /

CONFERENCE" with a gold dividing line below, then, "DAUGHTERS / OF

THE / AMERICAN / REVOLUTION."

There is a badge attached to the bottom of the ribbon with a decorative metal frame around a paper label that has the name Mrs. John S. Gammon written on it. Fair

Ribbon, Kentucky State Conference NSDAR, c.

1920 HC TS 2004 4

1947.25 Teacup *More research…

Old catalogue card reads "Cup belonged to ? Dickinson of

Castlewood, Russell Co., VA. She was captured by the Indians during the

French and Indian War and ...taken to Detroit where she was sold to the

French. After the war her brother went to Detroit and bought her freedom. Her French family gave her this cup to use on her journey." Fair Cup, c. 1760 HC PE C 8

1948.12.11 Coat

Colonel William Grayson, George Washington, Revolutionary War, Virginia/Kentucky

Connection

William Grayson, brother of Susan Monroe Grayson Orr. Col. William

Grayson (1736-1790) was a well respected and prominent community leader in Virginia and (unlike his sister) he never lived in Kentucky. According to a note in the file, the trunk was sent by Susan to her daughter Eleanor Orr

Peers in 1814. It was said by the donor to contain three dresses belonging to Susan and a coat belonging to her brother William Grayson, who was aid-de-camp to

Gen. Washington and the first Senator from VA, as well as three vests that belonged to Valentine Peers (b.1756 in Ireland) who was a Brigade Major to

Gen. Weedon during the Revolutionary War and slippers, gloves, and dresses worn by Eleanor Orr (b.1772 in VA), daughter of Susan. Valentine and

Eleanor Orr Peers moved to the area that is now Nicholas County, Kentucky in 1803. The family settled in the Lower Blue Licks area where Peers operated a salt works. He opened cotton mills in Maysville (located on 3rd street) and Paris, and eventually moved to Paris. He died on June 6th

1830. Poor Coat, c. 1780 HC TS 2014 6

1949.3 Portrait

Reverend John Gano, Revolutionary War, Baptist Church, Statehood

This is a bust portrait of the Reverend John Gano. His left hand holds a book and he has grey hair and eyes. He is wearing a black coat, white shirt and ecclesiastical collar. The painting is on a dark grey-brown background. The painting is surrounded by an oak frame that is surrounded by pressed leather.

The outer frame is oak as well. Good Rev. John Gano, c. 1790 HC PS 3002R

1949.44.1 Painting

Geroge Rogers Clark, War in the West, Mythmaking in Art and Memory

Commissioned by American Hotel Corporation. Copy on painting reads:

Colonel George Rogers Clark / Hannibal of the West / Proceded from Corn Island June 24, 1778 against the

British with less / than 200 men and took pssession of the entire Northwest

Territory / by capturing the Strongholds Kaskaskia, Cahokia, and Vincennes.

George Gray, 1907-2004, was a notable military mural painter. He served as the staff artist for the U.S.

Infantry Journal and the U.S. Calvary Journal and was an expert on military art. During the 1930s, the President of the American Hotel Corporation, General James Leslie Kincaid, comissioned George Gray to paint several murals depicting significant scenes from American history to be displayed at hotels across the United States.

This mural originally decorated a taproom in the Capital Hotel in

Frankfort, KY. Good

Colonel George Rogers Clark, Hanibal of the West, 1938 HC PE H 8

1949.44.2 Painting

Daniel Boone, Battle of Blue Licks,Mythmaking in art and memory

Commissioned by American Hotel Corporation. Copy on mural reads:

"Blue Licks last battle of the American Revolution August 19, 1785. Here

Kentucky Militiamen and volunteers under Colonels/John Todd, Stephen

Trigg and Daniel Boone and Major Silas Harlan, Edward Bulgar, Levi

Todd and Hugh McGary engaged and were defeated/by superior force of

Canadian Rangers and Northern Indians. In retaliation for this bloody disaster the Kentuckians rallied and invaded the homelands of the Indians, burned their villages and crops, effectively curbing their power as savage allies of the British." George

Gray, 1907-2004, was a notable military mural painter. He served as the staff artist for the U.S. Infantry Journal and the U.S. Calvary Journal and was an expert on military art.

During the 1930s, the President of the American Hotel Corporation, General

James Leslie Kincaid, comissioned George Gray to paint several murals depicting significant scenes from American history to be displayed at hotels across the United States. Good Battle of Blue Licks, 1938 HC PS 3022R

1950.37 Sampler

Sarah Thomas Turner, Virginia to Kentucky, Mythmaking in Art and Memory, Church, Domestic Life, Gender Perspective, Economics

Sarah Thomas Turner (10/11/1811 - 2/1853) was born in TN and died in

Simpson Co. Kentucky. She married Stanly S. Wilkerson and died shortly after giving birth to her 10th child. The following information was provided by a descendent via the telephone named Pat Meguiar. Her first child was named James and was born in Nov. 1828. The donor was Sarah Turner's great-granddaughter. Sarah is buried in the

Turner family cemetery in Simpson County, Kentucky. According to file notes, the donor said the sampler was woven by Sarah and her mother.

Sarah's mother was named Elizabeth Martin Turner. Elizabeth's father was John Martin Jr. (c. 1720-1773) from

Hanover County, VA. Rev. John Martin Sr. came to Kentucky from England (oral tradition). He studied theology and was licensed by Hanover Presbytery August 25th, 1756. John was sent as an evangelist to the Cherokee Indians in South Carolina. Good

Sarah Turner Sampler, 1827 HC TS 2018 1R 1R

1954.4 [dup1] Breeches

Harry Innes, Revolutionary War, Statehood Conventions

Harry Innes (1752-1816) came to Kentucky from Virginia in 1783 as the assistant judge of the supreme court of the Kentucky District. He favored immediate separation from VA. and served on the first two constitutional conventions. In 1789, he became the first judge of the U.S. Court for the

District of KY. He would serve on the various high courts in Kentucky until his death in 1816 in Frankfort. Good Harry Innes's Riding

Breeches, c. 1800 HC MSM 1507 2

1955.22.1 Badge, Membership

SAR, Mythmaking in Art and Memory

This is John Asa Clark's membership badge for the Sons of the American Revolution. The piece has a ribbon with a stripe pattern of gold, blue and gold. The medallion features a gold colored eagle at the top and a frame that has a blue enamel background and 13 brass stars. Inside the frame is a medal relief image of a soldier with the date "1776" beneath his feet. The back of the frame has the inscription "John Asa Clark/ February 4, 1913" engraved in cursive. The back of the medal relief has a relief image of

George Washington in profile with the words "SONS OF THE AMERICAN

REVOLUTION/ 1883" surrounding it.

The back of the eagle has a maker's mark on it that reads "BAILEY BANKS & BIDDLE/ 3682." Part b is a blue cardboard box with a white satin lining the front has the Bailey, Banks and

Biddle maker's mark printed in white.

Inside the top of the lid are the words

"DEPARTMENT OF INSIGNIA" printed in white. Good Badge, 1913 HC TS 2003 19

1960.4 Dress

Lafayette, Revolutionary War, Mythmaking in Art and Memory, Economics

Dress worn by Sarah Louise Lane Powell, on the occasion of a ball given in honor of Marquis de Lafayette in Shelbyville, KY, in 1825. Dress was remade using fabric from her mother's wedding dress, c. 1790. Good Dress, 1825 HC TS 2013 2

1962.99 Note, United States Currency, Economics

This Continental Congress five dollar note, July 22, 1776 issue. The top and bottom borders have "FIVE DOLLARS

[very small] / THE UNITED COLONIES / FIVE DOLLARS." The side borders have "FIVE DOLLARS /

CONTINENTAL CURRENCY / FIVE

DOLLARS." In the center, the serial number "No." is in the upper left corner and "FIVE DOLLARS." in the upper right corner. On the left at center is a circle that has "SUSTINE-VEIL-

ARSTINE" in a wide border and an image of a hand touching a young thorn tree in the center of the circle. In the lower left corner is inscribed "FIVE

DOLLARS." In the upper right corner is inscribed "FIVE DOLLARS." On the right side near center is inscribed "This Bill entitles the / Bearer to receive

FIVE / SPANISH MILLED DOL- /

LARS, or the Value there- / of in GOLD or SILVER, / according to a Resolution

/ of CONGRESS, passed / at Philadelphia, July 22, 1776." (note that old script "s" that looks like an "f" is used). Poor Note, 1776 HC PSM 3509 TOP

1962.102 [dup1] Note, United States Currency, Economics

This is a United States seven dollar note, September 26, 1778 issue. On the right side near center is inscribed

"This Bill entitles the Bearer to receive SEVEN Spanish milled DOLLARS, or the Value thereof in Gold or Silver, according to a Resolution passed by

CONGRESS, at PHILADELPHIA, September 26th, 1778." (note that old script "s" that looks like an "f" is used).

Below this should be two signatures, but only one remains "J Wilson" . The reverse is printed sideways. There with decorative edging top and bottom.

Under the top edging is inscribed

"SEVEN DOLLARS" (though this is partially covered by paper adhered to the note). A square at center has a grape leaf and a sage leaf in it. At the bottom paper is adhered to the note, but under it is inscribed "Printed by HALL and / SELLERS. 1778." Poor Note, 1778 HC PSM 3509 TOP

1962.105 Statue

Daniel Boone, Mythmaking in Art and

Memory

This is a small commercial plaster statue of Daniel Boone standing with one foot on a log, holding a long rifle and a tomahawk. The title "THE FIRST KENTUCKIAN" is inscribed along the front of the statue's base. Good The First Kentuckian, 1880-

1940 HC MS 1079 1L

1962.149 Model

War in the West, Mythmaking in Art and

Memory

This is a scale model of Fort Boonesborough. It has wood structures around the outside and earth/foliage features on the inside. It is mounted on a flat wood platform and is enclosed in a Plexiglas case. Good Model, c. 1935 HC MS 1080 3

1977.50.1 Purse

Catherine Carpenter, Domestic Life, Revolutionary-Era Material Culture, Gender Perspectives, *See KHS

Archives

This wallet was probably made by Catherine Spears Fry Carpenter, born in Rockingham Co., VA, c. 1760, died

April 1, 1848 in Casey Co., KY. Some of her weaving patterns and dye formulae are on file in the KHS archives. Fair Purse, c. 1800 HC TSM 2514 1L

1977.50.2 Kit, Sewing

Catherine Carpenter, Domestic Life, Revolutionary-Era Material Culture, Gender Perspectives, *See KHS

Archives

Probably made by Catherine Spears Fry Carpenter, born in Rockingham

Co., VA., c. 1760, died in Casey Co., KY, on April 1, 1848. We have several of her weaving patterns and dye formulae in the KHS Library. Also see

Carpenter in surname file in KHS Library. Fair Sewing Kit, 1770-1848 HC TSM 2514 1L

1978.7 Wheel, Spinning

Domestic Life, Revolutionary-Era

Material Culture, Gender Perspectives, Mythmaking in Art and Memory, Economics

This walking wheel was used by Lucy Cox Pedigo and her daughter Eugenia

Ellen Pedigo Van Zandt of Metcalfe County, Ky. It was donated by Laura

Van Zandt Moore and Comdr. Alvin E.

Moore on May 8, 1978. This donation was made by Mrs. Laura Van Zandt Moore in memory of her VanZandt and

Pedigo ancestors of Kentucky.

Good Spinning Wheel, c. 1800 HC MS 1101 3

1984.1.1 Painting

War in the West, Settlement and Conflict from a Gender Perspective, Mythmaking in Art and Memory

The painting has been attributed to a drawing after Jean-Francois Millet

(1814-1875), and is a highly romanticized depiction of the capture of three Anglo-American Settler- Colonist girls by a Cherokee and

Shawnee warriors in 1776. These events were part of the violence associated with the American Revolution and the contested settlement of Kentucky by Anglo- Americans. Good

Capture of Boone and Callaway Girls by the

Indians, c. 1855 HC PS 3019R

1984.1.2 Painting

War in the West, Settlement and Conflict from a Gender Perspective, Mythmaking in Art and Memory

Companion piece to painting listed above. Depicts the rescue of Jemima

Boone and Frances and Elizabeth Callaway wo days after their capture approximately 35 miles from Fort Boonesborough. Very good

Rescue of the Boone and Calloway Girls by Daniel

Boone, c. 1855 HC PS 3019R

1985.34.11 Doll

Revolutionary War, Virginia to

Kentucky/Statehood Conventions, Domestic Life, Revolutionary-Era

Material Culture

The Alburtis Ringo family settled in Fleming County, Ky., in 1806. Their initial plot of land was deeded to Alburtis for his service in the

Revolutionary War. Alburtis and his wife, Hannah, had 13 children.

Daughters Sarah (age 6), Mary (age 4) and Margaret (age 2) were young enough when they moved to Kentucky to have played with this doll. This doll was brought to Kentucky from Virginia by the Alburtis Ringo family who settled in Fleming County, Ky., in 1806.

Mary Willie Ringo Walker Harper

(daughter of Frances "Fanny" Ringo Walker: daughter of John Robert

Ringo: son of Alburtis Ringo) took the doll from the Ringo farm on Mt. Carmel Pike in Fleming County, Ky. This was after the death of her mother in 1882.

Mary Harper gave the doll to the donor, David Ringo about 1964. David Ringo donated it in 1985. Fair Doll, c. 1800 HC PE C 1

1987.13.1 Dress

DAR, Mythmaking in Art and Memory

This is a reproduction dress copied from portrait a of Mary Desha, which hangs in Duncan Tavern, Paris, KY.

Made by Frances Holliday, a member of the Daughters of the American

Revolution. Excellent Dress, c. 1985 HC TS 2008 2

1987.81.278 Banner

Mythmaking in Art and Memory, Bicentennial

This banner is related to the national "Freedom Train," which traveled the country to celebrate the Bicentennial of the American Revolution with a traveling exhibition of unique and representative artifacts from the 200 year history of the nation with historic documents and artifacts. When the train was scheduled to come to Kentucky, the Kentucky Historical

Society created a train car with Kentucky-related documents and artifacts. A flyer in the collections of Western Kentucky University describes it as "Kentucky Historical Society presents the Kentucky

Freedom car in order that the people of Kentucky may have a chance to see some of the documents and objects that have played an important part in the history of the Commonwealth." Good Banner, c. 1948 HC TS 2064 1

1990.35.05 Knife

Battle of Blue Licks, Mythmaking in Art and

Memory

According to family tradition, this knife was carried by Colonel Stephen Trigg

(1742-1782), killed at the Battle of Blue Licks in August 1782. Given to the

Speed in 1940 by Alin Trigg.

Transferred to KHS in 1990. Fair Knife, c. 1775 HC MS 1008 9

1992.27 Sampler

Harte Boone, Domestic Life, Revolutionary-Era

Material Culture, Gender Perspectives, Economics

This is a cross-stitch sampler on loosely woven linen canvas. The canvas has darkened over time. The sampler has the alphabet and numbers and a short prayer. The text reads, "Love thou/the Lord and He Will/be a tender Father Unto/Thee Harte Boone Her/Sampler made in the 10th/Year of

Her Age 1795." Good Harte Boone Sampler, c.

1795 HC PS 3001R

1992.58.01 Painting

Mythmaking in Art and

Memory

This painting entitled "Daniel Boone, Boonesboro, Kentucky" illustrates the siege of Boonesboro in September 1778. In the forefront on a dirt road is a man dressed in buckskin (presumably

Daniel Boone) fighting three Native Americans in war paint. In the background is a log fort and various scenes of fighting between pioneer men and Indians. Good

"Daniel Boone, Boonesboro, Kentucky,"

1963 HC PS 3010L

1997.32.222 Box, Cigar

Mythmaking in Art and

Memory

This is a thin walled wooden box with a paper hinged lid. The corners and interior are covered with paper. There is a lithograph on the lid which features a bust image of Daniel Boone wearing a coonskin cap. The lining has a full color chromolithograph of Boone in a fur jacket and coonskin cap. It has a settlement background with deer to the left and a cabin to the right. There is a tax stamp pasted on the lid. Poor Cigar Box, c. 1917 HC PE H 4

1999.58.2 Tomahawk

Battle of Blue Licks,Mythmaking in art and memory

This is thought to be an Indian trade axe. Owner received the axe from Colonel Roy Shannon. Shannon claimed that the axe was carried by William Shannon, killed at the Battle of Blue Licks in 1782. Shannon does not show up on the official list of participants in the battle. Thomas D.

Clark Collection. Fair Tomahawk, c.1775 HC MS 1006 3

2001.72 Jug, Whiskey

Daniel Boone, Mythmaking in Art and

Memory, American Bicentennial

Charles H. and Nicholas P. Boone purchased the old R. B. Hayden distillery in 1885 and began producing "Old Boone" whiskey. Their grandfather Walter "Wattie" Boone settled close to Bardstown in the

1780's and began producing whiskey.

An 1896 newspaper article describes Wattie Boone as "a near relative" of

Daniel, but no such relationship is documented. Boone Brothers Distillery produced "Old Boone" until 1902-03, when the distillery and brand were purchased by Thixton, Millett and Co.

This firm continued to produce "Old Boone" until Prohibition forced their closure. Sometime during the Prohibition era or soon after Repeal, the rights to the brand were acquired by Seagram's Distilling. In 1954, the

Meadowlawn Distilling Company, located in what is now Valley Station, in Jefferson County, purchased the brand from Seagram's and changed the company name to Old Boone Distillery Co. This decanter was offered by the company sometime between 1967 and 1975. Decanters such as this were developed as a marketing tool. Good Jug, 1975 HC MS 1085 1

2003.40.1 Compass, Surveyor's

William Calk, Land

Patents and Surveys

This was manufactured by London instrument maker Edward Nairne (1726-

1806). According to family tradition, William Calk (1749-1823) helped survey the new town of Boonesborough, as described in his journal entries for April 21-22, 1775.

Richard Henderson, leader of the land company that owned the town, named one of the new avenues Calk Street in his honor. Calk later became a deputy surveyor in the counties of Fayette, Madison, and Bourbon. Thomas D.

Clark Collection. Good Surveyor's Compass, c.1770 HC MS 1040 5

2003.40.2 Staff, Jacob's

William Calk, Land Patents and Surveys, Boonesborough

According to family tradition, William Calk (1740-1823) helped survey the new town of Boonesborough, as described in his journal entries for April

21-22, 1775. Richard Henderson, leader of the land company that owned the town, named one of the new avenues Calk Street in his honor. The

Jacob's staff supported the compass and held it level as the surveyor took a sighting. Calk later became a deputy surveyor in the counties of Fayette, Madison, and Bourbon. Thomas D.

Clark Collection. Good Staff, c. 1770 HC MS 1040 5

2003.40.19 Kettle

William Calk, Daniel Boone, Boonesborough, Frontier Life, Mythmaking in Art and Memory

William Calk (1740-1823), from Prince William County, Virginia, came to

Kentucky in 1775. Calk lived initially at Boonesborough. According to family tradition, William Calk packed this kettle on his horse across the

Wilderness Road from Virginia to Boonesborough in 1775. Calk and Daniel Boone carried it on hunting expeditions together and, as the settlement's largest pot, it frequently served soup to the whole community. Fair Kettle, c. 1770 HC MS 1070 2

2003.40.49 Measure, Powder

William Calk, Frontier Life, Mythmaking in Art and Memory

Family history refers to this piece as a "Turkey Call." It is unclear if the item could be used as both a striker for a slate call, as well as, a powder measure. Further research is needed to prove or disprove this theory.

William Calk (1740-1823), from Prince

William County, Virginia, came to Kentucky in 1775. Calk lived initially at

Boonesborough but later moved his wife Sarah and their family to a farm on

Hinckston Creek near Mt. Sterling.

"According to family tradition, he

[William Calk] nursed an Indian chief who had been severely wounded back to life. Among the family heirlooms is a wild turkey call on a part of a deer horn covered with figures looking like

Egyptian hieroglyphics. "My grandfather told me that his grandfather had told him that he carried this with him and whenever he came in contact with Indians or visited Indian villages, he was treated not as an enemy but as a most honored guest." - Catherine Calk McCarty.

Thomas D. Clark Collection. Good Powder Measure, c. 1780 HC MS 1005 8

2004.41.20 Print Statehood

Frankfort is the capital city of Kentucky. It was formally recognized by the Virginia legislature in 1786.

When Kentucky became a state in

1792, the Commonwealth appointed a commission to select a capitol.

Commissioners were instructed to select a town that pledged the largest contribution toward construction of a statehouse. Frankfort's bid was the largest, and it was chosen as the capitol on December 5, 1792 (from The

Encyclopedia of Kentucky, pg. 352). Good Frankfort, Ky., 1828 HC PSM 3511 9

2004.41.81 Engraving

Richard Henderson, War in the West, Boonesborough

Schmidt catalogue number KV 96;

1096. From Collin's Historical

Sketches of Kentucky, Cincinnati, 1847, page 27. Good

"Old Fort at Boonsborough, 1775" HC PSM

2004.41.404 Ad, Print

Mythmaking in Art and

Memory

This is an advertisement for "Colin R.

Milne & Co. Lithographers," which it reads at the top, from 1836. The image in the middle is of Daniel Boone sitting on a rock with his right leg spread on the highest part of the rock and a musket in the left hand and a pouch over his right shoulder. To the right of him are a couple of trees and bushes with a valley and the sky in the background. Under the image it reads

"Jefferson (near fifth) St. / Louisville, Ky.," which is the address of the company. Under that is a description of what the made. Good

Ad, "Colin R. Milne & Co.

Lithographers," 1836 HC PSM

2004.41.479 Drawing

Daniel Boone, Mythmaking in Art and

Memory

This is a pencil drawing by J.W.

Venable titled "The Grave of Daniel

Boone" from 1855. The image depicts Frankfort Cemetery with tall trees in the foreground, one carved with the word "Boone" with a wooden bench around

it. There are trees set amidst several tall gravestones and monuments including Boone's, which is near a cliff surrounded by a fence and overlooking the Kentucky River, which has a row boat with two people in it, at the right.

There is a tall monument in the background behind the trees with an angel on top of it holding what looks like a halo with spikes sticking out of the area around her. There are two other monuments in front of that one, one is a tall square shape with a figure on the top while the other goes up to a point. Good

"The Grave of Daniel Boone," Frankfort

Cemetery, 1855 HC PSM

2004.56 Portrait

Daniel Weisiger, George Rogers Clark, War in the

West, Weisiger Tavern/House, Statehood

Conventions,Statehood, Lafayette

This bust length portrait of Daniel Weisiger shows him with tousled dark hair long over his ears. He has a long face with oval extendable eyeglasses on the top of his head. He is dressed in a black frock coat, white silk shirt and white stock. The background is a greenish-brown color. Good

Daniel Weisiger by Matthew Harris Jouett, c.

1820 HC PS 3023R

2004.57 Portrait

Lucy Weisiger, Daniel Weisiger, George Rogers

Clark, War in the West, Weisiger Tavern/House, Statehood Conventions, Statehood, Gender Perspectives, Lafayette

This bust length portrait of Lucy Price Weisiger shows a middle-aged woman wearing a lace-trimmed mop cap. Curly dark bangs poke out of the cap on her forehead. She is dressed in a black dress with a lace collar and she has a white shawl wrapped around her arms.

The background is a greenish-brown color. Good

Lucy Price Weisiger by Matthew Harris Jouett, c.

1820 HC PS 3023R

2005.24 Rifle

Captain Jack Hart, Enslavement, Nathaniel

Hart, Transylvania, Boonesborough, War in the West

This is reproduction of Captain Jack Hart's Kentucky long rifle. Jack Hart was one of the first African Americans to reach the lands lying south of the the Kentucky River when it was presumed purchased from the

Cherokee. Hart was the bodyguard of his enslaver, Nathaniel Hart, and he was at the scene of the treaty resulting in the purchase of "Kaintucke" from the Cherokee, served as a guide for Daniel

Boone, and was present at the construction of Fort Boonesborough.

Jack Hart was emancipated by Nathaniel Hart on the 27th of July

1803. Witnesses to the emancipation included: Isaac Shelby, E. McDowell, I.

Glass, and Sawyer McDowell.

Purchased by the Legislative Research Commission in memory of Jack Hart in

2004. Excellent Rifle, 1970 HC MS ZONE B

2006.35.2 Proof, Printing

Daniel Boone, Mythmaking in Art and

Memory

This is a stamp proof from Kentucky's Sesquicentennial. The stamp is printed in purple by the rotary press and issued in sheets of 50. The central design is a reproduction of the Gilbert White mural in the State Capitol at

Frankfort. The image shows Daniel Boone and 3 companions standing on a promontory and gazing across the Kentucky River to the land where

Frankfort now lies. All lettering is in dark Gothic. The stamp was first placed on sale in Frankfort on June 1, 1942. Excellent Stamp Proof, 1942 HC PSM 3503 11

2007.33.1 Lithograph

War in the West, Settlement and Conflict from a Gender Perspective, Daniel

Boone, Mythmaking in Art and Memory

These lithographs were published by Goupil in Paris and New York. They are printed from artist Karl Bodmer's original stone. It is likely that the

Swiss-born artist, Karl Bodmer (1809- 1893), enlisted the help of Jean

Francois Millet to help him with the figures, and thus his name is added to the attribution. Bodmer accompanied Prussian Prince Maximilian of Wied-

Neuwied on an exploratory expedition to the American West in the years

1832-34. Bodmer made watercolor scenes of American Indian life which are among the greatest accomplishments of early western art.

In 1849, Bodmer moved from Paris to

Barbizon, where he met Jean François Millet, at that time a struggling, unknown painter. Soon, Bodmer was commissioned to produce images for a set of lithographs depicting the exploits of American frontier heroes. Bodmer recruited Millet's help in composing these images.. Good

The Capture of the Daughters of D. Boone and Callaway by the Indians, 1852 HC PS 3006L

2007.33.2 Lithograph

War in the West, Settlement and Conflict from a Gender Perspective, Daniel

Boone, Mythmaking in Art and Memory

These lithographs were published by Goupil in Paris and New York. They are printed from artist Karl Bodmer's original stone. It is likely that the

Swiss-born artist, Karl Bodmer (1809- 1893), enlisted the help of Jean

Francois Millet to help him with the figures, and thus his name is added to the attribution. Bodmer accompanied Prussian Prince Maximilian of Wied-

Neuwied on an exploratory expedition to the American West in the years

1832-34. Bodmer made watercolor scenes of American Indian life which are among the greatest accomplishments of early western art.

In 1849, Bodmer moved from Paris to

Barbizon, where he met Jean François Millet, at that time a struggling, unknown painter. Soon, Bodmer was commissioned to produce images for a set of lithographs depicting the exploits of American frontier heroes. Bodmer recruited Millet's help in composing these images.. Good

Deliverance of the Daughters of D. Boone and Callaway, 1852 HC PS 3006L

2015.00.110 Log, Timber

Mythmaking in Art and

Memory

This is a section of a log from Daniel Boone's cabin in St. Charles County, Missouri. The log appears to have been shaped with hand tools and has three sides that are shaped to be flat.

There is a section taken out of one end to fit it to other logs during construction. Attached is a note that reads: "Section of log/ from Daniel

Boone/ Cabin in St. Charles/ County, Missouri/ Presented by John Frank."

On the side written in pencil is the text:

"From Daniel Boone/ Cabin in St.

Charles/ County, Missouri/ Presented by John Frank/ Aug 20, 1958." Good Log, c. 1810 HC MS 1089 1

2015.31 Diorama

Education, WPA, Mythmaking in Art and

Memory

This was one of three Works Progress Administration (WPA) shadow box models depicting American history that were used in the Jefferson County

Public schools. This shadow box was found in Jackson School, but it could have possibly have been passed around to different schools. This shadow box was donated by Marquita Monsour in June 2015. It was found along with two other WPA shadow boxes in Jackson School when a new librarian was hired and was cleaning out the library. The donor is a retired

Jackson School teacher. Fair Diorama, c.1939 HC MS 1080 4

2016.135.1 Desk, Portable

Revolutionary War, Captain Edmund Martin

(New Jersey to Kentucky), Religious Persecution and the Traveling Church

This is a field desk used during the Revolutionary War by Captain Edmund

Martin of the Sussex County, New Jersey Militia. Edmund Martin was from

New Jersey and fought in the American Revolution. He settled in

Maysville, Kentucky in 1792. He ran a ferry between Maysville and Aberdeen and gave land in the center of town for a Baptist church and cemetery. His son, Edmund Martin II, moved to

Nicholas County about 1810 and ran a tavern there. All of the family is buried in the Millersburg Cemetery. The desk was passed down through the family until it reached the donor, Jane Martin

Smith. Mrs. Smith donated this desk to KHS in 2016. Poor Desk, c. 1777 HC MS 1031 4R

2023.3.2 Horn, Powder

William Whitley, George Rogers Clark, Sportsman's Hill, Early Settlements, War in the

West

A powder horn with poem engraved on a raised plaque. The horn is dark brown in color with blonde patches.

There is a broken leather strap meant to carry the horn; one edge is secured to a metal bracket to the left of the poem inscription, the other is tied below the raised ring. The engraving on the powder horn reads: "Wm.

Whitley I am your horn / The truth I love a lie I Scorn / Fill me with the best of powder / Ile make your rifle crack the Louder / See how the dread terrifick ball / Make Indians bleed and Toreys fall / You with powder Ile supply

/ For to defend your Liberty." Good Powder Horn, c.1800 HC VT 4001 5L

2023.3.3 Belt, Shoulder

William Whitley, George Rogers Clark, Sportsman's Hill, Early Settlements, War in the

West

Transferred to the Kentucky Historical Society from Kentucky State Parks in

2023. This belt belonged to William Chapman Whitley, Sr. (1749-1813). It is unknown if the belt was a gift or a trophy.A shoulder belt gift or trophy.

Small beads, perhaps Wampum beads, are sewn in decorative patterns onto a hand-spun wool. A red and black checkered wool was added as backing at a later date. Fragile Shoulder Belt, 1780-1813 HC TS 2013 4

IL1923.40.7 Bowl, Punch

Elaborate design using romanticized frontier imagery, Mythmaking in Art and Memory

This silver punch bowl has a…