Leather mat
Object NameMat
ManufacturerAttributed to
Roycroft
(American (East Aurora, NY), 1895 - 1938)
MediumLeather
ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Natural Substances
Credit LineGift of Clara Kasischke. In the Farm House Museum Collection, Farm House Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object number77.7.23
Status
On viewCollections
CultureAmerican
Label TextLeather work was a craft that grew in popularity during the Arts and Crafts Movement. Leather tooling began as an integral part of bookbinding, but the Roycroft Modeled Leather Department soon expanded into other gift items made of leather. The shop made boxes, purses, wallets, even wastebaskets. Leather craftsmanship became a major part of the production at Roycroft and leather products were sold as popular souvenirs.
Round leather mats for lamp bases, bowls, trays and table tops were tooled and sold in many sizes. Though unmarked, it is possible this Mat is by Roycroft, who had a catalog of designs and sold mats in sizes ranging from 6 inches to 20 inches. Leather work and leather goods were popular accents to the Arts and Crafts furniture and cooper decorative arts. See "Roycroft Decorative Accessories in Copper and Leather: The 1919 Catalog" by Elbert Hubbard.
PeriodArts and Crafts
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Farm House Museum
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