William Foxton Ltd

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William Foxton Ltd was a British textile manufacturer.

The company was founded in 1903 by William Foxton, and produced "some of the most innovative artist-designed textiles of the times". [1]

They commissioned work from (inter alia) Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Claud Lovat Fraser, F. Gregory Brown, Minnie McLeish, and Constance Irving. [1] [2] In 1915, Foxton helped found the Design and Industries Association. [2]

They produced fabrics until at least 1939. [3] [2] In 1945, Foxton wrote that all of their papers and samples were destroyed in an air raid in 1942. [4]

Hundreds of their designs are in the permanent collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. [4] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Pickeral, Tamsin (2018). Mackintosh (New ed.). London. p. 210. ISBN   9781786647870.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Furnishing Fabric 1922 (made)". V&A. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Furnishing fabric for William Foxton Ltd". RIBA. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  4. 1 2 Billcliffe, Roger (1993). Charles Rennie Mackintosh : textile designs. San Francisco: Pomegranate Artbooks. p. 7. ISBN   9781566403146 . Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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