Early american pineapple floor cloth 1.
Colonial floor cloth stencils.
By the late 19th century these designs were applied to.
Once dry your floor cloth will stand up to heavy traffic and even mop and water cleaning for years to come.
The border motif is from may house connecticut.
The earliest colonial floorcloths were hand painted with geometric designs or fancy patterns on canvas material.
Both stencils are originally from moses eaton collection.
Early american historic designs historic designs.
Barnyard red meadowland green yellow ocher dark secret brown antique glaze.
Pineapple stencil was found on the over mantel of the thompson house maine circa 1750.
They served the purpose of adding style and color to a room while protecting wooden floors.
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Floor cloths were a traditional covering used in many homes in the early 18th century.
This collection depicts stencil patterns from floors and walls of historic homes circa 1740 1840 from new england area cutler house may house edward durant house kilburn house bump tavern way side inn to name a few.