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…
This tri-fold brochure was used to promote the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild's Allanstand Cottage Industries shop in Asheville, North Carolina. Contents include "The Story of the Allanstand Cottage Industries by Frances L. Goodrich," a brief…
This photograph shows five different types of hand-knotted fringe available from the Allanstand Cottage Industries during the 1910s. Apparently these fringes were available as options on various bedspreads or coverlets. The back of the photograph…
This photograph shows a section of a woven counterpane coverlet with fringe in the Honey Comb pattern most likely sold by Allanstand Cottage Industries in the early 1900s. Notes on the verso of this photograph read "see picture - Honey Comb…
This photograph shows a section of a woven counterpane coverlet with fringe in the Honey Comb pattern sold by Allanstand Cottage Industries in the early 1900s. The weaver is unidentified, but is most likely from Buncombe or Madison County.
This photograph depicts a bedspread believed to have been sold through Allanstand Cottage Industries during the 1910s. The pattern, identified as Blue Bell in another photograph, appears to be executed with needlework knots, although it may have…
This photograph depicts a fringed bedspread believed to have been sold through Allanstand Cottage Industries during the 1910s. The pattern, identified as Grape Vine, appears to use both tufting (for grapes) and needlework knots (for vines). The…
This photograph depicts a fringed bedspread believed to have been sold through Allanstand Cottage Industries during the 1910s. The pattern, identified as Bow Knot and Thistle, appears to be executed with needlework knots, although it may have been…
This photograph shows an arrangement of items offered for sale by Allanstand Cottage Industries probably during the 1920s. Depicted are cornhusk dolls made by Margaret Revis, along with rustic brooms, a ladder back chair, two child-size chairs, two…
This product hang tag was used to identify the craft items sold by the Allanstand Cottage Industries. Allanstand Cottage Industries was founded by Frances Goodrich in the 1890s and ownership was transferred to the Southern Mountain Handicraft Guild,…