Lot 174
SCOTTIE WILSON (1891-1972) FOR EDINBURGH WEAVERS
'SCOTTIE PANEL', CIRCA 1954
Auction: 19 August 2013 at 12:00 BST
£938
Description
printed cotton satin, backed with linen
Dimensions
198cm x 136cm (including added border)
Footnote
Note: 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.