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Corner of blanket with wrapped hem
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Vaughn-Dunn Woolen Mill Blanket (blue stripes)

People
Associated Person: Maurice Harris
Date
1903-1920
Places
Burks Fork
Material/Medium

Wool

Specifications
  • Colors:  natural wool with blue striping
  • Dimensions: 79 x 65 inches
  • Pattern: three 1  3/4 inch blue stripes nine inches from the ends
  • Finishing: ends hemmed by hand
Description

This Vaughn-Dunn Woolen Mill blanket was woven by an unknown employee using locally-sourced wool.  Three horizontal blue stripes decorate the top and bottom of the natural colored blanket.

Keywords
Vaughn Woolen Mill, blanket, wool, Buffalo Mountain
Notes

Farm families from Floyd, Patrick, and Carroll Counties brought wool shorn from their own sheep  to the Vaughn Woolen Mill to sell or exchange for blankets woven in the mill.