Coverlet

Artist/Maker
Bardin, Emily Parsons
Place Made
Wayne County North Carolina United States of America
Date Made
1840-1860
Medium
cotton
Dimensions
HOA: 100; WOA: 81;
Accession Number
2044
Description
Brown check woven coverlet in three sections with hand-tied fringe on two sides.
History
This coverlet descended in the Bardin family and was made using cotton grown at the plantation of David Bardin (1811-1875) in Wayne County, North Carolina. The 1850 census shows that Bardin owned three slaves. The cotton for the coverlet was probably woven into the brown check pattern and stitched together by his wife, Emily (Persons) Bardin (1814-1873).
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Karl Richardson Bardin