This photograph shows an arrangement of woven and hooked items offered for sale by Allanstand Cottage Industries during the early 1900s. The salesroom opened in Asheville in 1908. A note on the back of the photograph reads: "Woven textiles, hooked…
This interior photograph of the Allanstand Cottage Industries salesroom was taken probably in the 1920s by Asheville photographer Herbert W. Pelton. The view shows the diversity of handmade items for sale. At the time the photograph was taken, the…
This photographic postcard depicts the interior of the Allanstand Cottage Industries salesroom. It shows the variety of shapes and styles of baskets sold at the shop. Several weavings hang at the left. Watercolors and photographs are above the…
Although this photograph is unidentified, it appears to feature one of the early Allanstand Cottage Industries salesrooms, perhaps in Madison County, North Carolina or in downtown Asheville, in the early 1900s. The woman is seated in front of stacks…
This brochure was written by Frances Goodrich to promote the incorporation of the Allanstand Cottage Industries in 1916. The brochures traces the brief history of the business from its formation in 1896, the revival of natural dying and weaving in…
The Allanstand shop sold its coverlets from orders taken by looking at pattern samples. This old book originally held fabric samples created by FMS Inc. At some point after 1921, Frances Goodrich removed the fabrics the company had glued to the…
This photograph album belonged to Frances Goodrich and contains photographs documenting her years as a Presbyterian missionary in Madison County, N.C. during the late 1890s and early 1900s. The photographs reflect the formation of the Presbyterian…
This is a photograph from the first page of Frances Goodrich's photograph album No. III. This view of the valley was taken from the teachers' house, where it looks across to the nearest neighbor. A stream with a parallel road run through the bottom…
This photograph is included in a scrapbook that chronicles Frances Goodrich’s early years in Madison County, North Carolina. Frances Louisa Goodrich (1856-1944) was among the first to promote a revival of weaving in the North Carolina mountains,…
This photograph is included in a scrapbook that chronicles Frances Goodrich’s early years in Madison County, North Carolina. Frances Louisa Goodrich (1856-1944) was among the first to promote a revival of weaving in the North Carolina mountains,…