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"Henderson & Eadie Tweed Pattern Sample Book"

Date

1956-1958

Place

[Lisbellaw, Co. Fermanagh]

Dimensions

Height: 40.2cm
Width: 33.5cm
Depth: 19cm

Caption

This tweed sample and order book was used by Henderson & Eadie Woollen Mill. By the 1950s, Henderson & Eadie was supplying leading fashion houses in Paris with tweed, and had employed a renowned Norwegian textile designer, Gerd Hay-Edie, to design contemporary throw rugs. Gerd Hay-Edie established her own hand weaving studio, Mourne Textiles, near Rostrevor, County Down, in 1954. Today, the studio continues to produce contemporary hand woven textiles inspired by Gerd's original designs.

Credit

Kindly given by Patricia Martinelli-Henderson

Object number

FCM_2015_088