Original design for Armstrong World Industries created by Richard E. Morgan (husband and fellow employee of Carol Lease Morgan.)
Tempera paint on check paper. Geometric design of colored triangles.
Inscribed on reverse side is "#31" in two places; also hand-stamped with names and date: "Design Drawn 11/11/57 Designer Richard (Morgan)/ Drawing Given Stencil Dept. (no entry", with handwriting below: "Witness A.W. Hopkin(s)" Paper and names have been trimmed of at some later time.
One of a collection of designs and production samples created at the Styling Center of Armstrong World Industries.
Original design for Armstrong World Industries created by Carol Lease (Morgan).
Tempera paint on "check paper" (100 pegs per square inch), is design of branching roses done with 10 paint colors (shown on reverse side). Maker/donor writes that this a "10-color 18-inch straight drop repeat design for feltbase floor."
Dated on reverse: "3/5/59" and signed by designer "Carol Lease." Below is "M Stevens" in colored pencil. Remnant of masking tape below. Number 10 is written in two corners.
Donor writes: "Harry Humphries, Director of Styling, believed a designer's skill was developed by practice designing roses on floor-such designs were mandatory for his new 'current' designers even though such designs no longer we in demand. This was my first effort designing for Armstrong. I deliberately painted an atypical rose and background departing from designs Armstrong traditionally used. Needless to say, it did not pass muster for production."
One of a collection of designs and production samples created at the Styling Center of Armstrong World Industries.
Original design by Carol Lease Morgan for Armstrong World Industries, in two parts A & B, originally joined together at edges with tape.
Tempera paint on "check paper," 64 pegs/ sq. inch. A 10-color 36" x 18" straight drop design for feltbase floor. Floral design is blue and purple roses and other 5-petal flowers on a ground of mostly tan color.
Inscriptions on reverse of left part (A) has on '#13" written in two corners. Right part (B) has 10 colors listed along with hand stamp "A produce design prototype sample prepared/by or for Armstrong Current Styling." Below this is the date (1/14/60) and name of designer (Carol Morgan), and finally the witness (Carl H. Kelman).
Maker/donor writes: "NOTE: departs from Armstrong's typical "scroll" type background motifs and uses a "rush square" element instead. Rush square rugs were trendy at the time."
One of a collection of designs and production samples created at the Styling Center of Armstrong World Industries.
Original design by Carol Lease Morgan for Armstrong World Industries.
Tempera paint on paper; mounted on thin cardboard. It has a 4-stencil 9-inch drop design for linoleum or stencil vinyl floor.
Inscribed on reverse side in pencil is "9/10/59" over "Carol Morgan." Below this in colored pencil is "LINOLEUM." The #23 is written in two corners.
This is the same design as G.08.12.04, although for a different product and process.
One of a collection of designs and production sample created at the Styling Center of Armstrong World Industries by Carol Lease Morgan (one created by Richard E. Morgan, husband and fellow employee.)
Original design by Carol Lease (Morgan) of Armstrong World Industries.
Tempera paint on manilla paper in a 4-stencil 9-inch straight drop design for linoleum or stencil vinyl floor. Four-block design with stylized foliate motifs on stippled background and an unpainted border/margin surrounding design.
Inscribed on reverse in pencil is "Carol Lease" over "10/13/58." #24 is written in two corners and #17 is written nearby.
One of a collection of designs and production sample created at the Styling Center of Armstrong World Industries by Carol Lease Morgan (one created by Richard E. Morgan, husband and fellow employee.)
Paper is mildly yellowed with significant foxing at outside edges in front and elsewhere on reverse side; very dark 1/2-inch-long streak of dark stain at edge near corner. Has multiple pin holes. Has small piece of corner missing.
Original design by Carol Lease (Morgan) of Armstrong World Industries.
Tempera paint on manilla paper in a 5-stencil 9-inch straight drop design for linoleum or stencil vinyl floor. Compass-drawn floral (?) design executed in dark colors with an unpainted border/margin at all four sides.
Inscribed on reverse in pencil is "Carol Lease" over "10/16/58." #25 is written in two corners and #17 is written nearby. Small column of the seven tempera paint colors used is painted on reverse.
One of a collection of designs and production sample created at the Styling Center of Armstrong World Industries by Carol Lease Morgan (one created by Richard E. Morgan, husband and fellow employee.)
Original design by Carol Lease (Morgan) of Armstrong World Industries.
Tempera paint on manilla paper in a 6-stencil 9-inch straight drop design for linoleum or embossed stencil vinyl floor. Stylized foliate (?) design of gold with red speckling on a ground of beige and cream speckles, all within geometric shapes (large octagon bordered with smaller squares). Unpainted border/margin at all four sides.
Inscribed on reverse in pencil is "Carol Lease" over "9/8/58." #26 is written in two corners.
One of a collection of designs and production sample created at the Styling Center of Armstrong World Industries by Carol Lease Morgan (one created by Richard E. Morgan, husband and fellow employee.)
Overall mild yellowing; liquid stain along length of right edge with light staining elsewhere. Multiple uses of white correction fluid within margins. Multiple pin holes.
Original design by Carol Lease (Morgan) of Armstrong World Industries.
Tempera paint on rotogravure printed stock flooring (heavy felt paper backing?). This design of roses with scrolling vines is 8-color 18-inch half drop repeat design for floor or wall covering.
Inscribed on reverse is hand-stamped statement: "A product design prototype sample prepared
/by Carol L. Morgan/ Witness: Harold M. Peek, Jr." #1 is written in two corners.
One of a collection of designs and production sample created at the Styling Center of Armstrong World Industries by Carol Lease Morgan (one created by Richard E. Morgan, husband and fellow employee.)
Original design by Carol Lease (Morgan) of Armstrong World Industries.
Tempera paint on rotogravure printed stock flooring (heavy felt paper backing?). This design of leaves on a tan ground with glitter is a 4-color design for floor or wall covering.
Inscribed on reverse is hand-stamped statement: "A product design prototype sample prepared
/by or for Armstrong Current Styling,/ Date: 6/1/60/ Signature: Carol L. Morgan/ Witness: Harry S. Musler (?)." #5 is written in two corners.
One of a collection of designs and production sample created at the Styling Center of Armstrong World Industries by Carol Lease Morgan (one created by Richard E. Morgan, husband and fellow employee.)
Original design by Carol Lease (Morgan) of Armstrong World Industries.
Tempera paint on rotogravure printed stock flooring (heavy felt paper backing?). This 4-block design with 4 compass-drawn circles in each is 3-color 18-inch repeat design for floors.
Inscribed on reverse is hand-stamped statement: "A product design prototype sample prepared
/by or for Armstrong Current Styling,/ Date: 7/28/60/ Signature: Carol L. Morgan/ Witness: (blank)."
One of a collection of designs and production sample created at the Styling Center of Armstrong World Industries by Carol Lease Morgan (one created by Richard E. Morgan, husband and fellow employee.)
Good. Several tiny losses of paint across surface; light streak of blue pen in within bottom right circle. Reverse has some soiling and two tape remnants. Pin-hole at the center of each circle.
Original design by Carol Lease (Morgan) of Armstrong World Industries.
Production sample of felt base flooring has an 8-color 18" repeat design created for floors. This is a design of 3 sizes of gold squares with collapsed/concave sides on a ground of tan and gray flecks. It is a printed design brushed while wet to blend colors. Has a smooth semi--gloss surface.
Reverse is unsigned. #3 is in upper left corner and "4" is in lower left corner.
One of a collection of designs and production sample created at the Styling Center of Armstrong World Industries by Carol Lease Morgan (one created by Richard E. Morgan, husband and fellow employee.)
