W. Scott Morton
Wallpaper Sample of "Tynecastle" or "Modelled Canvas"

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Designer W. Scott MortonScottish, 1840–1903

ManufacturerManufactured by Scott Morton & Co.1870–1966

ManufacturerManufactured by Tynecastle TapestryScottish

CultureScottish

Titles

Wallpaper Sample of "Tynecastle" or "Modelled Canvas"

Date1874–1920

PlaceEngland

MediumEmbossed linen, mounted on paper

DimensionsOverall: 22 1/4 × 25 3/4 in. (56.5 × 65.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Thomas Ellis

Object number84.742

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

WALLPAPER

Provenance[A.H. Davenport and Company, Boston, until 1934]; [...]; acquired by Mrs. Thomas Ellis, 1950s; given to MFAH, 1984.
Exhibition History“Pattern Repeat: Wallpaper Then and Now,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 17, 2013–March 30, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

verso " 21D "

at edge " W. SCOTT MORTON'S TYNECASTLE CANVAS 1033 "
at other edge " MODELLED CANVAS "

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