Place of Origin

Carlisle (manufactured)

Artist/maker

Morton Sundour Fabrics Ltd. (manufacturer)

Materials and Techniques

woven cotton and silk or rayon

Dimensions

Width: 631 mm, Length: 913 mm

Object history note

From Courtaulds Design Library, group H1. The Courtaulds Design Library principally contained records from the Courtaulds’ factories at Halstead and Bocking, Essex, and Halifax, and the large collection that came into Courtaulds’ possession through its acquisition of Morton Sundour and Edinburgh Weavers in 1963. The library was used by designers within Courtaulds and was also available for the use of Courtaulds’ customers. Following the acquisition of Courtaulds by the international corporation Sara Lee and the subsequent change in the business it was decided that the V&A would be the most appropriate location for the collection to enable it to be appreciated and used more fully. The Library was donated to the V&A by Sara Lee Courtaulds in 2001.

Descriptive line

Furnishing fabric, woven, British, Morton Sundour Fabrics Ltd., "Corby," Italian-style design, floral scroll with birds

Categories

Textiles; Furnishing Fabric; Courtaulds textiles

Collection

Textiles and Fashion Collection