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Pavanne
Harper, Mary A. - Enlarge image
Pavanne
- Object:
Furnishing fabric
- Place of origin:
Carlisle (manufactured)
- Date:
1960s (manufactured)
- Artist/Maker:
Harper, Mary A. (designer)
Edinburgh Weavers (manufacturers) - Materials and Techniques:
Printed cotton satin
- Credit Line:
Given by Sara Lee Courtaulds
- Museum number:
T.144-2009
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Edinburgh Weavers was founded in 1928 by the textile manufacturer James Morton (1867-1943) as an experimental design and marketing unit of Morton Sundour Fabrics. Originally based in Edinburgh, the firm merged with Morton Sundour Fabrics' weaving factory in Carlisle in 1931. They achieved success in the UK and US under the enlightened directorship of Alastair Morton (1910-63), who commissioned freelance designers and artists to produce work for interpretation as printed and woven fabrics. Following Alastair Morton's death, Edinburgh Weavers was taken over by Courtaulds in 1963.