Estimation $ - $
Vente le 04/12/2012
Matière autres, gaze, laine
Couleur gris, argent, lila, bleu, jaune, rose, pastel
Dimensions 154 × 118 cm
Nom de la vente Passion for Fashion
Lot 54
Maison de vente Kerry Taylor
Pays Royaume-Uni
Description du catalogue
A Gavin Morton for Morton Sundour woven wool gauze furnishing textile, circa 1910, woven in pastel wools with elongated iris repeats in shades of pink and lilac, yellow and pink blossom, 154 by 118cm within mount and glazed frame
This semi-transparent curtain fabric was woven by the firm of Morton Sundour, an off-shoot of Alexander Morton & Co. The parent company was established in Scotland in 1867 under the direction of James Morton (1867-1943) - the firm that supplied Liberty’s and other leading stores with gauzes, textiles and carpets. It included amongst its designers CFA Voysey, Lindsay P. Butterfield, the Silver Studio and MH Baillie Scott. Gavin Morton (1867-1954) was the nephew of Alexander Morton and cousin of James who became chief designer for the firm. This panel was woven for the drawing room of his own house in Carlisle.