Warriors
Furnishing Fabric
1960 (made)
1960 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Edinburgh Weavers Ltd, Carlisle, Cumbria, was founded in 1929 by James Morton (1867-1943) as an experimental design and marketing unit of Morton Sundour Fabrics (founded in 1914). It was originally based in Edinburgh but merged with Morton Sundour Fabrics' weaving factory in Carlisle in 1930. It achieve great success in Britain and in the USA under the enlightened design directorship of Alastair Morton (1910-1963) who commissioned free-lance designers and artists to create work for interpretation by the unit. It was taken over by Courtaulds in 1963.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Warriors (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Tapestry-woven wool |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'Warriors' of tapestry-woven wool, designed by Elizabeth Frink for Edinburgh Weavers Ltd., Carlisle, 1960 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of tapestry-woven wool. |
| Dimensions |
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| Credit line | Given by Edinburgh Weavers |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Edinburgh Weavers Ltd, Carlisle, Cumbria, was founded in 1929 by James Morton (1867-1943) as an experimental design and marketing unit of Morton Sundour Fabrics (founded in 1914). It was originally based in Edinburgh but merged with Morton Sundour Fabrics' weaving factory in Carlisle in 1930. It achieve great success in Britain and in the USA under the enlightened design directorship of Alastair Morton (1910-1963) who commissioned free-lance designers and artists to create work for interpretation by the unit. It was taken over by Courtaulds in 1963. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.1-1961 |
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| Record created | November 8, 2002 |
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