Glasgow School of Art: Archives & Collections

Untitled Paisley shawl design

DC 039/1
Item
1840s-1850s

Part of Paisley Shawl Designs

Predominantly reds, pinks and purples. Annotated "No 24".

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Untitled Paisley shawl design

DC 039/15
Item
1840s-1850s

Part of Paisley Shawl Designs

Predominantly pinks and reds. Annotated "No 73".

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Untitled Paisley shawl design

DC 039/2
Item
1840s-1850s

Part of Paisley Shawl Designs

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Untitled Paisley shawl design

DC 039/24
Item
1840s-1850s

Part of Paisley Shawl Designs

Predominantly based on reds and maroons.

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Untitled Paisley shawl design

DC 039/4
Item
1840s-1850s

Part of Paisley Shawl Designs

Predominantly reds, purples and pinks.

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Untitled Paisley shawl design

DC 039/13
Item
1840s-1850s

Part of Paisley Shawl Designs

Predominantly purples and maroons.

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Untitled Paisley shawl design

DC 039/16
Item
1840s-1850s

Part of Paisley Shawl Designs

Predominantly reds.

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Untitled Paisley shawl design

DC 039/27
Item
1840s-1850s

Part of Paisley Shawl Designs

Predominantly based on pinks and greens.

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Untitled Paisley shawl design

DC 039/6
Item
1840s-1850s

Part of Paisley Shawl Designs

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Untitled Paisley shawl design

DC 039/7
Item
1840s-1850s

Part of Paisley Shawl Designs

Predominatly greens and purples.

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Untitled Paisley shawl design

DC 039/18
Item
1840s-1850s

Part of Paisley Shawl Designs

Predominantly reds and maroons.

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Untitled Paisley shawl design

DC 039/25
Item
1840s-1850s

Part of Paisley Shawl Designs

Predominantly maroons.

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Untitled Paisley shawl design

DC 039/3
Item
1840s-1850s

Part of Paisley Shawl Designs

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Untitled Paisley shawl design

DC 039/5
Item
1840s-1850s

Part of Paisley Shawl Designs

Brown design on green background.

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Untitled Paisley shawl design

DC 039/11
Item
1840s-1850s

Part of Paisley Shawl Designs

Reds and greens on black background.

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Untitled Paisley shawl design

DC 039/14
Item
1840s-1850s

Part of Paisley Shawl Designs

Design for a border, predominantly greens and pinks. Annotated "No 7".

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Untitled Paisley shawl design

DC 039/26
Item
1840s-1850s

Part of Paisley Shawl Designs

Predominantly pinks on a black background.

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Unidentified student piece

NMC/1577
Item
c1950s

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Bedspread of heavy-weight beige fabric with rust coloured applique borders with green and cream needlework. Symmetrical geometrical design with decorative stitching and panels with zigzag and flower designs. Blue, pink, green and brown needlework. Small stain. This item was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014. Textile conservation was completed in 2019.

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Tudor Flower Motif

NDS/GB/1
Item
16th century

Part of Records and textiles of the Needlework Development Scheme

British formal flower motif outlined in chain-stitched metal thread, on linen. Blackwork fillings in silk in several patterns have become worn in places. The motif has been cut out of background and mounted on modern linen. About half the metal thread embroidery is modern restoration. Shows influence of formal Sanish design. Much of the outline is restoration and has been remounted. This work may have been carried out in J&P Coats studio. Another identical and two related motifs, donated to the NDS by John Jacoby are in the Embroiderers' Guild Collection (EG 206). Originally they may have been part of a cover for a long cushion.

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Trimming of mauve linen

DC 020/1
Item
c1914

Part of Examples of Mackintosh Fabric

A fabric trimming from a cushion cover, embroidered before the First World War. The cover has pink roses and green foliage embroidered on authentic 'Mackintosh' mauve linen fabric.It is possible that both design and fabric were purchased from Brown and Beveridge, Bath Street, Glasgow.

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Towel Scarf

NDS/F/53
Item
[18th century-19th century]

Part of Records and textiles of the Needlework Development Scheme

Turkish. Decorated at each end with formalised repeating tree design in green and yellow silks and metal threads, on fine cotton.

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Towel Scarf

NDS/F/52
Item
[18th century-19th century]

Part of Records and textiles of the Needlework Development Scheme

Turkish. Handwoven striped silk towel. Border of repeating flower motifs at each end in silk and metal threads. Tasselled fringe.

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Three Fishermen

NMC/0413
Item
19th century

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Original embroidery depicting three fishermen.

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The Glasgow School of Art tie

NMC/1564
Item
Mid 20th Century

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

The Glasgow School of Art tie made by Rowans, Glasgow and Birmingham.

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The Glasgow School of Art scarf

NMC/1562
Item
Early 20th Century

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

The Glasgow School of Art scarf featuring the school emblem.

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The Glasgow School of Art painting smock

NMC/1568
Item
Mid 20th century

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Blue linen artist's painting smock worn by a student of The Glasgow School of Art.

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The Glasgow School of Art cream blazer

NMC/1561
Item
Early 20th Century

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

The Glasgow School of Art uniform, worn by a previous student.

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The Glasgow School of Art blazer badge

NMC/1563
Item
Early 20th Century

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Embroidered The Glasgow School of Art blazer badge.

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Textile sample

Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

One of fourteen textile samples which have been housed together in a pink paper folder.

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Teapot cosy

NMC/0442
Item
c1900-1905

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

White linen with embroidered cross stitch.

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Teapot cosy

NMC/0434
Item
c1900-1905

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Blue and white linen with applique. Stitched inscription: "A McG". Possibly a student of Ann Macbeth. This item was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014. Textile conservation was completed in 2019.

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Tea cosy

NMC/1595
Item
c1920s

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Blue tea cosy with white padded lining featuring geometric design embroidery, and gold, pink and black threadwork.

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Tea cosy

NMC/0418
Item
c1900-1905

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Fuschia design. Possibly made at one of The Glasgow School of Art's Saturday morning classes, c1905-1910.

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Tea cosy

NMC/0419
Item
c1900-1905

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Embroidered tea cosy with flowers and butterfly motif. Possibly made at one of The Glasgow School of Art's Saturday morning classes, early 1900s.

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Tapestry sampler

Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Open weave tapestry backing with woollen knotted stitching in browns and thick gold metallic thread.

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Tape Lace, Baby's Bonnet

EWTC/23
Item
Late 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Embroidered and Woven Textile Collection, Glasgow School of Art

Very small cream bonnet with 2 straight edges. Tape lace swirls and flowers with both tape and needlepoint petals.

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Tambour needlework

NMC/1557
Item
17th century

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Decorative repeating flower and blue vine design. White, blue, yellow, pink and dark red needlework on cream-ochre fabric.

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Table runner

NMC/0427
Item
c1910-1915

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

White linen with applique leaf shapes. Possibly made by one of Ann Macbeth's students.

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Table runner

NMC/0426
Item
c1900-1905

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Thought to have been made by Ann Macbeth.

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Table mat

NMC/1596
Item
c1920s

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Blue fabric with geometric design embroidery detail, and pink, gold and black threadwork.

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Table cover

NMC/0430
Item
c1900-1905

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

White cotton table cover with applique. Poor quality design and technique, possibly made at the Saturday morning classes.

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Stump-work Picture (Version 1)

Part of Records and textiles of the Needlework Development Scheme

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Student travel reports

GSAA/REG/9
Series
1947-1968

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

Travel reports submitted to the School by students who undertook a travelling scholarship, plus travel itineraries created by Douglas Percy Bliss during his time as Director of The Glasgow School of Art.

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Stole

Part of Records and textiles of the Needlework Development Scheme

German. On white silk with woven spot design. Embroidered with silk, black cotton and metal threads in cross, four-sided, running, back, fly, satin stitches, couching and French knots. Shades of brown and oragne with naive figures and sacred emblems. The stylised figures and text are similar to those on the Hungertuch (Hunger cloth) Lenten cloth also made by the Munster school in the late 1920s. This was inspired by the 1623 Hungertuch Lenten hangings in Telgte, near Munster.

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Slides

Part of Textiles and papers of Fraser Taylor, GSA student and designer with The Cloth

Slides of RCA student work; fabric details, installation display, catwalks, garments and sketches.

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Slides

Part of Textiles and papers of Fraser Taylor, GSA student and designer with The Cloth

Slides of The Cloth activities; trade show displays, fabric details, catwalks, editorial fashion shoots, records sleeves and book covers. Also includes images of Fraser Taylor at work in the studio and group portraits of The Cloth.

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Slides

Part of Textiles and papers of Fraser Taylor, GSA student and designer with The Cloth

Slides of Fraser Taylor's GSA student work; fabric details and pages of sketchbooks. Also includes documentation of garments.

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