Carpet
Alexander Morton and Co.
Category
Carpets, rugs and mats
Date
1897
Materials
Textile
Measurements
4445 mm (Width); 5283 mm (L)
Place of origin
Donegal
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Berrington Hall, Herefordshire
NT 618036
Summary
Hand knotted carpet, designed circa 1897 by C.F.Voysey. Pattern also used for wallpaper and upholstery fabric. Animals on a mostly green and yellow ground. Woven by Alexander Morton and Co, Donegal.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust from Mrs Christopher Sandford in 1982.
Makers and roles
Alexander Morton and Co. , maker Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (1857-1941), designer