Part of an old map of the San Jacinto area from the Texas Revolution

LEGGING

  • CATEGORY: PERSONAL ARTIFACTS
  • MEASUREMENTS: 23"H x 24"W
  • DATE MADE: early 19th century

Description

Pair of wool leggings. Blue field over red field with diagonal boundary. Blue and green silk border with white beadwork. White foliate beadwork design down side and on ties. Stripes of red, yellow, and white across top.

Provenance

Made for Sam Houston by the Cherokee. From the collection of his grandson Franklin Weston Williams, father of the donor.

  • ASSOCIATED VETERAN: Houston, Sam
  • ASSOCIATED INDIVIDUAL: Williams, Franklin Weston
  • CREDIT LINE: Darby, Charlotte Williams (Mrs. James A. Darby)

Associated

Items of Houston, Sam

 
LAMP, OIL
 
PURSE
 
MOCCASIN
 
LEGGING
 
CLASP
 
 
 
PAINTING, "Sam Houston"