Industrial design

Papers of Jane Richards and Fiona Jean Paton, students of The Glasgow School of Art

DC 083
Collection
c1908-1980s

This collection relates to Jane Richards and her granddaughter Fiona Jean Paton who both studied at The Glasgow School of Art.

It includes:

An artist’s palette owned by Jane Richards, c1910
a small box of watercolour paints owned by Jane Richards, early 20th century
a portrait drawn by Jane Richards, c1908-1910
a photograph of Jane Richards, c1914-1918
a photograph of Jane Richards' husband in uniform, c1914-18
two watercolour landscapes by Jane Richards, 1907 and 1911
seven prints produced by The Dux Engraving Co Ltd, early 20th century
two portraits drawn by Robert Eadie, c1909
three sketchbooks for product design furniture by Fiona Jean Paton, early 1980s
eight photographs and eleven slides relating to product design furniture, early 1980s.

Please note that this material is not yet fully catalogued and therefore some items may not be accessible to researchers.

One item was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014 and was conserved in 2018-19.

Richards, Jane

Tea spoon from Ingram Street Tea Rooms (Version 1)

MC/F/102G/v1
Part
c1900-1903

Part of Mackintosh Art, Design and Architecture Collection

Designed for Miss Cranston's Ingram Street Tea rooms, Glasgow. The Ingram Street Tea Rooms were purchased by Glasgow Corporation in 1951 for £25,000 and were then rented out as various shops and warehouses.

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

Tea spoon from Ingram Street Tea Rooms (Version 2)

MC/F/102G/v2
Part
c1900-1903

Part of Mackintosh Art, Design and Architecture Collection

Designed for Miss Cranston's Ingram Street Tea rooms, Glasgow. The Ingram Street Tea Rooms were purchased by Glasgow Corporation in 1951 for £25,000 and were then rented out as various shops and warehouses.

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

Tea spoon from Ingram Street Tea Rooms (Version 3)

MC/F/102G/v3
Part
c1900-1903

Part of Mackintosh Art, Design and Architecture Collection

Designed for Miss Cranston's Ingram Street Tea rooms, Glasgow. The Ingram Street Tea Rooms were purchased by Glasgow Corporation in 1951 for £25,000 and were then rented out as various shops and warehouses.

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

Photograph of a catamaran

NMC/0736A
Item
c1950s

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 15 images documenting a catamaran under sail. The design was built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Photograph of a catamaran

NMC/0736C
Item
c1950s

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 15 images documenting a catamaran under sail. The design was built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Photograph of a catamaran

NMC/0736E
Item
c1950s

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 15 images documenting a catamaran under sail. The design was built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Photograph of a catamaran

NMC/0736F
Item
c1950s

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 15 images documenting a catamaran under sail. The design was built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Photograph of a catamaran (Version 1)

NMC/0736K/v1
Part
c1950s

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Photograph of a catamaran

NMC/0736N
Item
c1950s

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 15 images documenting a catamaran under sail. The design was built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Photograph of a catamaran

NMC/0736O
Item
c1950s

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 15 images documenting a catamaran under sail. The design was built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Photograph of a catamaran (Version 2)

NMC/0736K/v2
Part
c1950s

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Photograph of a catamaran

NMC/0736M
Item
c1950s

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 15 images documenting a catamaran under sail. The design was built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Photograph of a catamaran

NMC/0736D
Item
c1950s

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 15 images documenting a catamaran under sail. The design was built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Photograph of a catamaran

NMC/0736G
Item
c1950s

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 15 images documenting a catamaran under sail. The design was built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Photograph of a catamaran

NMC/0736H
Item
c1950s

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 15 images documenting a catamaran under sail. The design was built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Photograph of a catamaran

NMC/0736I
Item
c1950s

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 15 images documenting a catamaran under sail. The design was built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Photograph of a catamaran

NMC/0736B
Item
c1950s

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 15 images documenting a catamaran under sail. The design was built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Photograph of a catamaran

NMC/0736J
Item
c1950s

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 15 images documenting a catamaran under sail. The design was built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Photograph of a catamaran

NMC/0736K
Item
c1950s

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 15 images documenting a catamaran under sail. The design was built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Photograph of a catamaran

NMC/0736L
Item
c1950s

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 15 images documenting a catamaran under sail. The design was built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Technical drawing

NMC/1516
Item
1950

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Thomson, John T

Technical drawing

NMC/1521
Item
1950

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Thomson, John T

Technical drawing

NMC/1517
Item
1950

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Thomson, John T

Electric clock (Version 1)

NMC/1527/v1
Part
1950

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Technical drawing

NMC/1518
Item
1950

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Thomson, John T

Technical drawing

NMC/1519
Item
1950

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Thomson, John T

Technical drawing

NMC/1520
Item
1950

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Thomson, John T

Technical drawing

NMC/1522
Item
1950

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Thomson, John T

Technical drawing

NMC/1523
Item
1950

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Thomson, John T

Technical drawing

NMC/1526
Item
1950

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Thomson, John T

Electric clock (Version 2)

NMC/1527/v2
Part
1950

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Technical drawing

NMC/1524
Item
1950

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Thomson, John T

Technical drawing

NMC/1525
Item
1950

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Thomson, John T

Electric clock

NMC/1527
Item
1950

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Thomson, John T

Design for catamaran

NMC/0735A
Item
c1958

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 25 designs for the manufacture of a catamaran, a design which was to be built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Design for catamaran

NMC/0735F
Item
c1958

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 25 designs for the manufacture of a catamaran, a design which was to be built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Design for catamaran

NMC/0735G
Item
c1958

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 25 designs for the manufacture of a catamaran, a design which was to be built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Design for catamaran

NMC/0735J
Item
c1958

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 25 designs for the manufacture of a catamaran, a design which was to be built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Design for catamaran

NMC/0735L
Item
c1958

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 25 designs for the manufacture of a catamaran, a design which was to be built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Design for catamaran

NMC/0735M
Item
c1958

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 25 designs for the manufacture of a catamaran, a design which was to be built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Design for catamaran

NMC/0735B
Item
c1958

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 25 designs for the manufacture of a catamaran, a design which was to be built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Design for catamaran (Version 2)

NMC/0735B/v2
Part
c1958

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Design for catamaran

NMC/0735D
Item
c1958

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 25 designs for the manufacture of a catamaran, a design which was to be built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Design for catamaran

NMC/0735K
Item
c1958

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 25 designs for the manufacture of a catamaran, a design which was to be built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Design for catamaran

NMC/0735O
Item
c1958

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 25 designs for the manufacture of a catamaran, a design which was to be built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Design for catamaran

NMC/0735S
Item
c1958

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

One of 25 designs for the manufacture of a catamaran, a design which was to be built by a firm in the Airdrie area.

Bridges, Ian C

Industrial Design Papers

GSAA/DIR/12/2/11
Folder
1953-1962

Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland

Folders of papers about the teaching of Industrial Design and new Industrial Design Courses. Material includes: Undated obituary of Sir Ambrose Heal and newspaper articles, including Alister Maynard's 'Industrial Design: A New Profession' (Glasgow Herald, 1 April 1958); Sir Charles Tennyson's 'Better Design In Industry' (February 1959); Sir Gordon Russell's 'Art in Industry'; 'Outward From Glasgow: Is Overspill Plan Workable?' (letter to The Times, 28 January 1959); and 'Overspill Plan For Glasgow'; correspondence of August 1959-August 1960 between Bliss and Joseph F. Walker (Committee for Technical Education) relating to GSA's Industrial Design Course, including details of course and course pamphlets; correspondence of February 1962 between J. F. Walker and The West of Scotland Committee for Technical Education, copied to Bliss; and correspondence of c1953-1957 relating to details of Industrial Design Engineering course. Folders as follows: DIR/12/2/11/1: Industrial Design, New Courses, 1953-1958 DIR/12/2/11/2: Industrial Design Course, 1959-1960 DIR/12/2/11/3: Industrial Design, 1959-1962 DIR/12/2/11/4: Industrial Design, Engineering Courses, 1961

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