Whitework Coverlet

Artist/Maker
Lennon, Hannah Haynes
Place Made
Columbus County North Carolina United States of America
Date Made
1810-1830
Medium
cotton
Dimensions
HOA: 89; WOA: 89
Accession Number
3638
Description
DESCRIPTION: Embroidered white on white cotton bedcover. Design depicts several baskets of unusual flowers and leaves. Fringe on three sides. Stitches include couching, chain, button-hole, bullion, satin, and French knots.
History
This coverlet was probably made by Hannah Haynes (1797-1837) who married Moore Lennon (1777-1857) of Columbus County, North Carolina. It descended in the family of their daughter, Mary Ann Lennon (1820-1903), who married John Harrison Gore (1816-1903) of Columbus County.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward C. Darden