Sam Houston
Whittled Heart

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Maker Sam HoustonAmerican, 1793–1863

CultureAmerican

Titles

Whittled Heart

Datec. 1854

Made inTexas, United States

MediumWood

Dimensions1 × 11/16 × 3/16 in. (2.5 × 1.8 × 0.5 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Duncan W. Corbett

Object numberB.2024.2

Not on view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

WOOD OBJECTS

ProvenanceSam Houston (1793–1863); given to Nancy Pope (later Minor Wilson, 1824–1898), Nelson County, Kentucky; given to her niece Nancy Wilson Duncan Corbett (1877–1964), Bay City, Texas, 1897; given to her son, Duncan Corbett (1915–1993), Bay City; given to his son Duncan W. Corbett, Houston; given to MFAH, 2024.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

One face of the heart is carved with a pencil inscription: Gen. Sam / Houston / 185[4]

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Sam Houston

Signature of Sam Houston (1793–1863)

before 1863

Ink on paper

B.61.48

Unknown Japanese

Jinbako

early 20th century

Wood, lacquer, gold powder, mother-of-pearl, wool, mica, steel, brass, silver, bone, feather, paper, ink, gilt, silvered and brocaded paper, silk wrapping cloths

2012.416.1-.11