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This overshot coverlet was woven in the Vaughn Woolen Mill before 1903.
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Vaughn Woolen Mill Overshot Coverlet (red)

People
Associated Person: Fielding Vaughn
Associated Person: Nettie Vaughn
Date
1890-1902
Places
Burks Fork
Material/Medium

Wool, cotton

Specifications
  • Pattern: undetermined as yet
  • Colors: red, white
  • Dimensions: 86  1/2  x 54  1/4 inches
  • Panels: two (27, 27  1/4 inches wide) joined with hand-stitching
  • Pattern is matched between the panels
  • Finishing: 4 inch natural cotton fringe was machine-sewn around three sides of the coverlet
  • Repairs: small holes in the coverlet had an unknown adhesive applied to them
Description

This red and white overshot coverlet was woven at the Vaughn Woolen Mill by an unknown weaver.

Keywords
Vaughn Woolen Mill, overshot coverlet
Bio Sketch

Fielding Vaughn was the son of Thomas Averett Vaughn and Eliza Hylton Vaughn and nephew of Columbus Penn Vaughn.

Notes

Vaughn Woolen Mills produced two-panel coverlets until the introduction of larger looms  in 1903 that could weave a coverlet as a single panel.

See also “Vaughn-Dunn Woolen Mill Double Bow Knot Coverlet” for an example of one of the later, larger coverlets.