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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.","physicalDescription":"Woven wool and rayon, machine sewn two edges, loom width, one repeat in width. Large central geometric branching stem, black and grey on red ground. Woven EW label : \"name Stem/ number 0471/colour 10/ width 50\"/designer Alastair Morton FSIA/ % composition worsted 47/56 wool 45/07 rayon 7/37 / weft worsted, wool & rayon/ warp worsted / repeat 12 1/4 \". 2 colourways attached : white (labelled colour no. 81) and black (40).","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Morton, Alastair","id":"A28027"},"association":{"text":"designer","id":"x36960"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Edinburgh Weavers","id":"A6276"},"association":{"text":"manufacturers","id":"AAT25230"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[{"text":"weaving","id":"AAT53642"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Woven wool and rayon","categories":[{"text":"Textiles","id":"THES48885"},{"text":"Scotland","id":"THES262877"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&F","id":"THES48601"},"images":["2011EP9145","2011EP9141"],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"001","id":"THES306251"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Furnishing fabric","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Carlisle","id":"x35079"},"association":{"text":"manufactured","id":"x29350"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1958-63","earliest":"1958-01-01","latest":"1963-12-31"},"association":{"text":"manufactured","id":"x29350"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by Sara Lee Courtaulds","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Length","value":"115","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"128.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":".","type":"","note":""}],"objectHistory":"From Courtaulds Design Library, group F5\r\nThe Courtaulds Design Library principally contained records from Courtaulds’ factories at Halstead and Bocking, Essex, and Halifax, and the large collection that came into Courtaulds’ possession through its acquisition of Morton Sundour and Edinburgh Weavers in 1963. The library was used by designers within Courtaulds and was also available for the use of Courtaulds’ customers. Following the acquisition of Courtaulds by the international corporation Sara Lee and the subsequent change in the business it was decided that the V&A would be the most appropriate location for the collection to enable it to be appreciated and used more fully. 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