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At Right: Detailed view of rocker. Rocker is attached to inside portion of beater leg and it rests on top of the loom frame side rail. This loom is thought to have been built in mid-1800s. The donor acquired the loom in North Carolina, but the original location of the loom and name of the builder, is not known. The two-story Chief Vann House was built in 1804 by James Vann, a wealthy Cherokee Indian chief, as a showplace for the tribe's accomplishments. After gold was discovered in the late 1820s, Georgia pushed for the removal of the Indians from the territory. |
| In 1832 Georgia's lottery system of land grants took effect, allowing white citizens to take over Indian property, and the Vann family was turned out of their house. They later traveled to Oklahoma and built a duplicate of the Georgia Vann House. The new dwelling was destroyed by federal troops during the Civil War. In 1958 the Georgia Vann House was dedicated as a state historic site before a gathering of leaders of the Cherokee Indian Nation and 42 desendants of the Vann family. Several family relics have since been returned to the house as exhibits. The house is decorated with Cherokee hand carvings, and features a cantilevered stairway and many fine antiques. Link to museum website: http://gastateparks.org/info/chiefvann | |
At Left: Front-right side of loom. Note notched beater leg pinned to the lower side rail of the loom. Counterbalanced shedding system with single roller bar and two shafts with treadles.