LY O N & T U R N B U L L Wemyss Ware & Scottish Design
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. 174§ FG302/7 SCOTTIE WILSON (1891-1972) FOR EDINBURGH WEAVERS ‘SCOTTIE PANEL’, CIRCA 1954 printed cotton satin, backed with linen 198cm x 136cm (including added border)
£800-1,200
175§ FG422/2 WILLIAM SCOTT (1913-1989) FOR EDINBURGH WEAVERS LENGTH OF ‘SKAILL’ PATTERN FABRIC, CIRCA 1959 Jacquard woven wool 196cm and 199cm long, 123cm wide
£400-600
176 FG422/1 ALLAN JARVIS FOR EDINBURGH WEAVERS LENGTH OF ‘CENTAUR’ PATTERN FABRIC, CIRCA 1961 Jacquard woven rayon, cotton and flax
177§ FG302/7A ALAN REYNOLDS (b. 1926) FOR EDINBURGH WEAVERS LENGTH OF ‘CRYSTALLINE IMAGE’ PATTERN FABRIC, CIRCA 1962 Jacquard woven rayon and linen
253cm x 123cm wide
235cm x 120cm
£200-300
£600-800
178§ FF121/1 MAUREEN HODGE (b. 1941) WOVEN TAPESTRY HANGING, CIRCA 1970 of shaped outline with abstracted check design and with asymmetric hanging black wool threads and knotted cotton threads, brass hanging pole 157cm x 85cm
£200-300
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