Curtain
ca. 1894 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Curtain of jacquard woven wool and mohair double cloth from Alexander Morton's 'Celtic Range' of Darvel Tapestries. The pattern shows repeating motifs of swirling leaves with stylised flowerheads in orange on a brown ground. The surface pattern is picked out in looped mohair on a flat twilled woollen ground.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Jacquard woven wool and mohair double cloth |
| Brief description | Curtain of jacquard woven wool and mohair, designed for Alexander Morton & co, Darvel, Great Britain, ca. 1894 |
| Physical description | Curtain of jacquard woven wool and mohair double cloth from Alexander Morton's 'Celtic Range' of Darvel Tapestries. The pattern shows repeating motifs of swirling leaves with stylised flowerheads in orange on a brown ground. The surface pattern is picked out in looped mohair on a flat twilled woollen ground. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Paper label shows that it was originally in the Morton's Museum and Library (No 1970 Case 9 shelf 1) and was woven in 1894. |
| Credit line | Given by J W F Morton and Courtaulds Ltd. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.160-1977 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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