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Scalloped-Edge Carpet Remnant
12017-10-10T22:14:49-07:00Natalie Walkerd06abc3ba2c354219bff01b4c57c624fb7021c88240154Nylon. Photo courtesy of Dustin Clark and Natalie Walker.plain2017-12-02T23:17:23-08:00Jordan EK5ee5cb1f8ac73cc6263a0885cedd14b212f95885
Measured at approximately one hundred and eighty square feet, this scalloped-edge carpet remnant encapsulates a story of compromise.
As we have seen with other objects in this collection, park officials struggled to establish a balance between the architectural vision of Taliesin and General Service Administration (GSA) Global Supply catalogue standards. For the carpet selection, Taliesin eventually ceded to the federal supply requirements, though the product selection was limited.
Composed of nylon fabric, synthetic material was often used in mid-century modern interior design, initially a testament to wartime rationing. The burnt orange coloring can again be attributed to Olgivanna Lloyd Wright, who envisioned the color scheme of the visitor center interior. Installed in the spring of 1967, Roxbury Carpeting covered the auditorium platform, the offices of the superintendent and assistant superintendent, as well as the reception area in the administrative portion of the visitor center.
Collection Number
ROMO #24035
Date of Requisition
Unknown
Materials
Nylon
Dimensions
51.25” L x 43.25” W x .33” H | 130 cm x 110 cm x 1 cm
