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Photographs

Includes:

  • one colour photograph of a Tuar Fabrics display
  • 2 black & white photographs of unidentified people with aprons.

One item was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014. Paper conservation was completed in 2019.

Chalmers, Sylvia

Pencil sketches

Contains a collection of pencil sketches by Sylvia Chalmers.

Includes:

  • 3 pencil sketches of harness for a horse. Inscribed "Lonsdale of Watney's Brewery, (28 years old), 24 Aug 1953.
  • one pencil sketch of an un-named village, n.d.
  • one pencil sketch of 'Queen Mary Scots house, Gedburgh', n.d.

Chalmers, Sylvia

Papers and textiles of Sylvia Chalmers

  • DC 068
  • Collection
  • c1943-1990

A collection of work by textile designer Sylvia Chalmers, comprising Glasgow School of Art student material; work-related designs and sketches; magazine clippings; calligraphy samples; a programme for an exhibition titled "A centenary exhibition to celebrate the founding of the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists in 1882"; photographs; textiles such as aprons, tote bags, placemats, tea towels, kerchiefs, curtains and a banner; and textile design samples.

Chalmers, Sylvia

Needlework samples

Contains 7 needlework samples:

  • "Pulled Thread Stitches"
  • "Cross Stitch"
  • "Back Stitch"
  • "Buttonhole Stitch"
  • "Chain Stitch"
  • "Herringbone Stitch"
  • "Rumanian Stitch".

Chalmers, Sylvia

"Happy Birthday" apron

Child's apron featuring a number of different animals gathered around a birthday cake with "Happy Birthday" written across it. Printed in yellow, orange, brown, and green on a red background.

Chalmers, Sylvia

"Happy Birthday" apron

Child's apron featuring a number of different animals gathered around a birthday cake with "Happy Birthday" written across it. Printed in yellow, white, green, and grey on a blue background.

Chalmers, Sylvia

Fabric samples

Contains 20 fabric samples in 13 different geometric and floral designs. Named designs include: 'Rum', 'Kildare', 'Plane leaf', 'Cobra', 'Palamos'. Some designs were done for Elisabeth Eaton Ltd.

Chalmers, Sylvia

Fabric sample

Printed fabric sample with designs of geometric birds and trees in blue, grey, white, and red. (Attached by staple to DC 068/8/16 along with hand written label.)

Chalmers, Sylvia

Fabric sample

Printed fabric sample with design including 2 women holding baskets on their heads and a man wearing a red hat. in black, red, white, and lime green on a dark green background.

Chalmers, Sylvia

Fabric sample

Small printed fabric sample with same design as previous in 2 shades of green, white, and red (Attached by staple to *DC 068/8/15 along with hand written label.)

Chalmers, Sylvia

Fabric sample

Printed fabric sample with leaf designs in shades of green, and yellow and black on white background. 3 different colour combinations sewn together.

Chalmers, Sylvia

Fabric sample

Printed fabric sample with repeating abstract design in yellow, red, green and white. Has samples of same pattern in 4 other colour combinations sewn to end.

Chalmers, Sylvia

Design samples

Contains 18 design samples done in geometric patterns and various colours. Notebook is inscribed "Sylvia M Chalmers, Form I, Glasgow School of Art".

Chalmers, Sylvia

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