Colonial Floor Cloths

They served the purpose of adding style and color to a room while protecting wooden floors.
Colonial floor cloths. Border stencil from south britain connecticut colors used. Here are some photos of floor cloths. The floorcloth was initially viewed as an affordable alternative to the grander woven carpets of the wealthy or as an imitation of marble tile and inlaid parquet but came to be valued for its own sake. Below is a sampling of locations where you ll find our work.
The earliest colonial floorcloths were hand painted with geometric designs or fancy patterns on canvas material. Midnight blue yellow ocher meadow green brown antique glaze price. In colonial times when people did not have the money to import a nice carpet they would make do by painting a floor cloth on canvas. Directly inspired by artwork and textiles in the extensive archives of the colonial williamsburg foundation this collaboration introduces a fresh approach to historic floorcloths an essential element in many 18 century homes.
Floor cloths are considered one of the earliest forms of floor covering. The tin bin sells early american colonial floor cloths that are hand painted with stencils in pennsylvania. Etsy uses cookies and similar technologies to give you a better experience enabling things like. We have created hundreds of cloths over the years for both private households and historic landmarks.
Our unique designs are very traditional and are very durable and long lasting. More on floorcloth history. Floor cloths were a traditional covering used in many homes in the early 18th century. Referred to by most today as floorcloths only remnants of these cloths remain in historical collections including colonial williamsburg museums.
Check out our floorcloths selection for the very best in unique or custom handmade pieces from our floor rugs shops. Perhaps they used the remnant of a sail. What they needed was a piece of canvas and some paint and a brush. Venues such as colonial williamsburg and historic charleston have thousands of guests walk across our floor cloths each year.
Spicher and company s vintage vinyl floor cloths are durable and a cost effective way of upgrading and protecting your floors.