GAVIN MORTON (1867-1954) AND G. K. ROBERTSON FOR ALEXANDER MORTON & CO.
ARTS & CRAFTS DONEGAL CARPET, CIRCA 1900
£11,340
Auction: Day One | Lots 1 to 252 | Wednesday 16th April from 10am
Description
wool, the salmon pink field with green medallion, within green border
Dimensions
351cm x 301cm
Footnote
Alexander Morton & Co., opened their first factory in Scotland in 1881. Alexander Morton (1844-1923) visited County Donegal in Ireland in 1896 and restored the hand-knotted carpet industry in Killybegs utilising the local people’s knowledge of working with wool. Motivated by the philosophy of the Arts and Crafts movement, Morton’s aim was to provide work for the destitute while preserving wool weaving skills in the area.