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A work made of cotton, plain weave foundation with supplementary weft patterning.

Curtain Panel

c. 1910

Design attributed to Gavin Morton (English, 1867–1954) or Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (English, 1857–1941) Produced by Morton Sundour Fabrics (Carlisle, England, 1906–41) Carlisle, England

England

This curtain was made to hang in designer Gavin Morton’s own home. Family tradition holds that it was designed by Charles Francis Annesley Voysey as a gift to the Mortons, but modern scholars believe it to be the work of Morton himself. Regardless of who designed the curtain panel, its pastel flowers on a translucent background would have glowed beautifully in the sunlight when hung in front of a window.

Cotton, plain weave foundation with supplementary weft patterning

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