Folder 32 - Floor Covering (Research Files)

File — Box: 1, Folder: 32

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists mostly of the administrative records of the Westville organization, including visitor records, financial records, research materials, inter-organizational communications and some materials from John Mahan, one of the founders of the Lumpkin phase of Westville.

1915-2013 7 boxes (7 c.f.)

Dates

Creation: Majority of material found within 1915 - 2013

Full Extent

From the Collection: 7 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Materials Specific Details

This folder contains;"Floor Cloths" Soon to be seen in the White House, Canvas Covering are Elegant, Durable, and Historically Correct, by Constance StapletonOrchard House Floor Cloths, Care and Use"Making Painted Canvas Floor Cloths" by Ronald W. Pilling in Early American Life, August 1978"Painted Floor Cloths New Cottage Industry" by Patricia Leigh Brown"Do Tread on Me" the Palettes and Patterns of Past Centuries Emerge in the Floor Cloths Nancy Cayford Creates for Historic Homes, by Matthew Clarkson in Americana, October 1991"There's a Moth in my Tapestry" by Joan H. BuckCorrespondence with Philadelphia Carpet Company, April 29, 1976