Alexander Morton
Manufacturer
About Alexander Morton
Lived 1844 – 1923 (aged 78–79).
Fabric designed by C. F. A. Voysey for Liberty of London and manufactured by Alexander Morton and Co - on display in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Alexander Morton (9 February 1844–1923) was a Scottish textiles manufacturer.
In 1875, he founded Alexander Morton and Company in Darvel, Ayrshire. In the 1890s, they had nearly 600 employees.
They used the services of many designers, especially C. F. A. Voysey, Heywood Sumner and Lindsay Butterfield, and later Cecil Millar and George Henry Walton. It was run by his second son James Morton.
The Victoria and Albert Museum, London holds 774 examples of their fabrics in their collection.
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Who was Alexander Morton?
manufacturer (1844-1923)
When was Alexander Morton born?
Alexander Morton was born in 1844.
When did Alexander Morton die?
Alexander Morton died in 1923.
Sources & further reading
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