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Pheasant Moon

Furnishing Fabric
1960 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.

Edinburgh Weavers described the textile on which this design is printed as "a new and most interestingly textured fabric called 'Ravel' which has a rich, silky appearance".


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePheasant Moon (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Screen-printed satin
Brief description
Furnishing fabric of screen-printed satin 'Pheasant Moon', designed by Hans Tisdall for Edinburgh Weavers, Carlisle, 1960
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of screen-printed satin. Design of stylised pheasants and moon shapes.
Dimensions
  • Length: 108in
  • Diameter: 95mm (Note: Roller)
taken from register
Credit line
Given by Edinburgh Weavers
Summary
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.

Edinburgh Weavers described the textile on which this design is printed as "a new and most interestingly textured fabric called 'Ravel' which has a rich, silky appearance".
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.6-1961

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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