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Colonial floor cloths.
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They served the purpose of adding style and color to a room while protecting wooden floors.
Floor cloths were a traditional covering used in many homes in the early 18th century.
Venues such as colonial williamsburg and historic charleston have thousands of guests walk across our floor cloths each year.
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Referred to by most today as floorcloths only remnants of these cloths remain in historical collections including colonial williamsburg museums.
The earliest colonial floorcloths were hand painted with geometric designs or fancy patterns on canvas material.
Our unique designs are very traditional and are very durable and long lasting.
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What they needed was a piece of canvas and some paint and a brush.
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Here are some photos of floor cloths.
Spicher and company s vintage vinyl floor cloths are durable and a cost effective way of upgrading and protecting your floors.
We have created hundreds of cloths over the years for both private households and historic landmarks.
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.
During john wickham s lifetime 1763 1839 a floorcloth was a term that referred to a traditional rug or fitted carpet substitute made from treated or untreated wool linen or cotton.
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.
More on floorcloth history.
The painted canvas rugs also known as floorcloths or oylcloth were in wide use during most of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.