» pupil of Duveneck, and two groups of water colors by Frankfort
e artists, Robert Burns Wilson, and Paul Sawyier. There are also
. marble busts of Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, John J. Critten-
» den, and Ge11. James Taylor, said to be the best work of Joel
1 ` T. Hart, Kentucky’s sculptor.
l A glass case in the second floor hall contains the mohair
2 lining of the great fur coat worn by George Xl/ashington at
J Valley Forge; another contains the uniform of Rear Admiral
2 Lucien Young.
J The S12N.x·r1s Cnamuiznc, at the head of the stairs, has on its
e, walls a notable collection of portraits, all Governors of Kentucky,
V- beginning with Isaac Shelby (1792-1796, 1812-1816). On the
z. _ east wall is a tliree-quarter length portrait of Abraham Lincoln
.l by Charles Sneed Williams. In this room is the 18-piece silver
s service from the battleship .K8'}lZllC]Cflj,' a fine old harpsichord,
e brought to Kentucky prior to 1830 by the father of Gen. John
>i‘ ~ ·.Hunt Morgan; a glass case containing a plaster bust of Stephen
if ` Collins Foster, and an old candle holder, said to have been used
y by the musician while writing My Old Kentucky Home. Another
case contains valuable old documents, one bearing the signature
n of Patrick Henry, another that of .]'ohn Quincy Adams. A quaint
n corner cupboard contains rare old china. Among war relics
ad is a horn made of wood by Capt. Robert Collins, used during
re the War of 1812, and a silver-mounted, black leather saddle cap-
of - tured from a Mexican officer at the Battle of Buena Vista in
in 1847. A feature of this room is the spacious elevated lobby at
Ll! 0119 end, separated from the main body of the chamber by Ionic
ie, columns supporting the entablature, with cornice and frieze
ee extending around the room. The ceiling is richly ornamented
_ in classic design. The SENATE CLOAKKOOMZ (now the office of
ld- the curator) on the right of the stairway, contains the Collins
OT Library purchased by the State of Kentucky from the estate of
ky Richard H, Collins, historian, author of History of Kentucky
he (1874). This library contains more than two thousand volumes;
wu- many of the books are on historical and religious subjects, and
di- » are very old and rare. On the walls of the room are old engrav-
lcs ings and prints of leaders of the Confederacy.
ur- 011 the north side of the rotunda balcony is the door leading
lly I into the Hoosn on REl’l(ESl£N'l`A'l`l\`ES, which contains, in addition
, to valuable historical paintings, a collection of relics and mate-
ire rials portraying the everyday life of the pioneer. The out-
tdc   standing feature of this room is the copy by Oliver Frazer of
*01/ { Gilbert Stuart’s full length portrait of George Washington. This
en, picture hangs directly over the speaker’s desk from which Henry
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