Furnishing fabric, woven, American, before 1960, Arthur H. Lee & Sons, Inc., trellis and diamond motif

Given by Sara Lee Courtaulds

From Courtaulds Design Library, group G5. 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.

Museum label: "MUSEUM & LIBRARY / MORTON SUNDOUR FABRICS LTD., CARLISLE / NUMBER 6381. / CASE / SHELF / DATE AND ORIGIN OF ACQUISITION: 1959 / DESCRIPTION: U.S.A."
Label: "YARDS MARK / 17/8 6534 / ARTHUR. H. LEE & SONS Inc. / 383 MADISON AVENUE / NEW YORK, N. Y. / "The perfect piece has yet to be woven - the exact match yet to be dyed. / Please make sure that this / fabric is satisfactory for your / purpose. No claims can be allowed after cloth has / been cut."

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