General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón), Non-Indian, 1794-1876 Search this
Previous owner:
Governor Sam Houston (Co'kwiwa), Non-Indian, 1793-1863 Search this
David Campbell Van Derlip, Non-Indian, 1812-1856 Search this
Delia Van Derlip (Juliana Adelia Cook Van Derlip/Mrs. David Campbell Van Derlip), Non-Indian, 1815-1902 Search this
Mary Malvina Taft (Mary Malvina Cook/Mrs. Horatio Nelson Taft), Non-Indian, 1812-1905 Search this
William Cook Taft, Non-Indian, 1853-1926 Search this
Mary W. Todd (Mary Willard Taft/Mrs. Russell W. Todd), Non-Indian, 1891-1976 Search this
Donor:
Mary W. Todd (Mary Willard Taft/Mrs. Russell W. Todd), Non-Indian, 1891-1976 Search this
Object Name:
Poncho
Media/Materials:
Wool yarn
Techniques:
Woven
Dimensions:
128 x 198 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
Indigenous Term:
serape
Place:
Coahuila State; Mexico
Date created:
1830-1836
Collection History:
Said to have been owned by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (1795-1876) and surrendered to Sam Houston (1793-1863, then Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Texas) after the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836; given or transferred by Sam Houston to David Campbell Van Derlip (1812-1856, a prominent attorney in San Antonio, Texas); inherited by his wife Delia Van Derlip (Juliana Adelia Cook Van Derlip, 1815-1902); given by Mrs. Van Derlip to her sister Mary Malvina Cook Taft (Mrs. Horatio Nelson Taft, 1812-1905), who gave it to her son William C. Taft (1853-1926); inherited by William Taft's daughter Mary Willard Taft Todd (Mrs. Russell W. Todd, 1891-1976); donated to MAI by Mrs. Todd in 1970.
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