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Catherine Murray, Countess of Dunmore (31 October 1814 – 12 February 1886), was an English peeress and promoter of Harris Tweed.
8 de mar. de 2020 · A brief biography of the woman who brought Harris Tweed® cloth to the world. Lady Catherine Murray, Countess of Dunmore, is often cited as the driving force behind the development of the Harris Tweed® industry in the nineteenth century.
Catherine Murray, condesa de Dunmore (31 de octubre de 1814 - 12 de febrero de 1886), fue una parienta inglesa y promotora de Harris Tweed.
Catherine, Countess of Dunmore (1814-1886) was married to Alexander Murray, 6th Earl of Dunmore, who inherited the North Harris Estate from his father, the 5th Earl. She played a key role in the development of the Harris Tweed industry.
Proving a success, Lady Dunmore sought to widen the market by removing the irregularities, caused by dyeing, spinning and weaving (all done by hand), in the cloth to bring it in line with machine-made cloth. The Countess died, aged seventy-one, on 12 February 1886 at Carberry Tower, Inveresk, East Lothian and was buried at Dunmore, Falkirk.
29 de abr. de 2022 · sister. Georgiana Petty-Fitzmaurice. sister. Emma Herbert. sister. About Catherine Herbert. Countess of Dunmore, daughter of George Augustus Herbert, eleventh earl of Pembroke, and his second wife, Catherine, nee Vorontsov. She died at Carberry Tower, Inveresk, Musselburgh. view all. Catherine Herbert's Timeline. Genealogy Directory:
Catherine Murray, Countess of Dunmore (31 October 1814 – 12 February 1886), was an English peeress and promoter of Harris Tweed.
