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Poster for 'Poster Graphics, Peter Paul Piech' exhibition at the Mackintosh Museum. The exhibition date was 01 May-10 May, year unknown but believed to be late 20th century. Black edition

Poster for exhibition 'Scozia a Cassina Milano' by The Glasgow School of Art students held in Milan, Italy, 23 Mar 1984-06 Apr 1984. The exhibition included ceramics, embroidery and fabrics, design for furniture, furnishings and industrial products, silverware and jewellery, graphic art, illustration and printed fabrics.

Triangular shaped ceramic fragment with cream glaze with yellow/gold hand-painted design on recto.

One of thirty-one different pottery fragments from Persia/Egypt/Syria. Likely brought to the Glasgow School of Art to be used as teaching aids.

Fragment from what might be a tile. Hand-painted flower and petal shapes in blue, black, yellow, and turquoise paint. '85' and 'SHAH ISF' handwritten on verso. Shah (Persian) is a title given to the emperors/kings and lords of Iran.

Turquoise glaze and hand-painted black band with white Arabic inscription.

Rim fragment with cream, blue, and black paint with hand-painted band on recto. Hand-painted blue and black bands on verso with metallic/mineral shine.

Fragment with aqua green glaze over embossed pattern on recto. '24' handwritten on verso.

Small fragment with cream glaze and yellow/gold, blue, and red hand-painted designs with gold leaf on recto.

Fragment of dish or plate. Cream glaze with dark blue, turquoise, black, red, hand-painted figures and animal on recto with some gold leaf. Cream glaze with turquoise, blue, and red hand-painted figures on verso with some gold leaf. One large crack down the centre.

Slightly curved fragment with pastel blue glaze on recto and verso.

Rim fragment with green/brown glaze with dark blue hand-painted desgin on recto. Dark blue glaze on verso.

Rim fragment with cream glaze and blue and black hand-painted band on recto. Cream glaze with hand-painted black band with what might be Arabic writing on verso.

One of thirty-one different pottery fragments from Persia/Egypt/Syria. Likely brought to the Glasgow School of Art to be used as teaching aids.

Bust of Haldane (obverse); figure of Minerva (reverse). Awarded to Catherine C. Peacock, Stage 17A. The GSA was known as the Glasgow School of Art and Haldane Academy from 1869-1892. Inscribed: "Glasgow School of Art and Haldane Academy Awarded by the Haldane Trustees (with figure of Minerva) Catherine C. Peacock, Stage 17A, 1870".

Bust of Haldane (obverse); figure of Minerva (reverse). Awarded to Mrs Kershaw Stage 15A. The GSA was known as the Glasgow School of Art and Haldane Academy from 1869-1892. Inscribed: "Awarded by the Haldane Trustees. Mrs Kershaw, Stage 15A".

Two male figures set against architectural columns. Inscribed: "In memory of a student of the Glasgow School of Architecture/Authur Leslie Hamilton H.L.I/Killed in action 25th October 1918/Aged 26 years/Founded by his father J. Whitelaw Hamilton ARSA".

Bust of Haldane? (obverse): figure of Minerva (reverse). Awarded to John Rogerson. The GSA was known as the Glasgow School of Art and Haldane Academy from 1869-1892. Inscribed obverse: "Glasgow School of Art and Haldane Academy"; On rim: "John Rogerson, 1887".

Bust of Haldane? (obverse): figure of Minerva (reverse). Awarded to James Brough. The GSA was known as the Glasgow School of Art and Haldane Academy from 1869-1892. Inscribed obverse: "Glasgow School of Art and Haldane Academy"; On rim: "James Brough, Stage 23c".

Poster for GSA Fine Art Degree Show, June 1984

Hand-bound book titled ‘Notes on the History of Illumination’ signed Jean S Wilson. Details the history of book illustration, ornamentation and decoration across different eras, national and local styles. Likely related to a course on the History of Illumination taught as a component of the Design diploma.

Large handmade, ring-bound book titled ‘History of Ornament’. Contains a definition of ornamentation followed by a history of ornamentation and information about different historic types and styles of ornamentation, accompanied by hand-illustrated examples in pencil, black and coloured ink and paint. The cover is signed ‘Jane S. Wilson 18/6/1912’. Likely related to a course on the History of Ornament taught as a component of the second-year General Course.

Printed Textiles by Margaret Stewart.

Artworks, primarily on paper.

Includes GSA student work such as sketchbooks and loose sketches, collages and textile samples.

Fraser Taylor student sketches and collages for various student projects experimenting with media. Collages of preparatory designs for printed textiles of various media including layers of tissue papers, glassine paper, foam pieces, tracing paper with crayon, inks, dyes and mono print. Textile samples of figure studies with gouache paint, ink and collage areas in various medium. Designs for printed textiles in acrylic and pen on paper with areas of collage. Sketches of landscape and figure studies, pencil, charcoal, chalk, crayon, glue, acrylic and watercolour on paper. With hand written titles, dates and notes. 44 sheets various dimensions varying from 296 x 210 mm to 740 x 555 mm. Some mounted on card. The items are very fragile with
some collage elements, flaking of the friable media such as gouache and acrylic paints.

Some of this material was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014. Paper conservation took place in 2018. Textile conservation was completed in 2019.

Various chair designs. Inserted newspaper article "Art students show the fun side of degree courses", Clare Henry, Glasgow Herald Tuesday 14th June 1983. Including photograph of Paul Cosgrove.

James Cosgrove's Glasgow School of Art DA dissertation.

Square white/grey hardcover book with hand-printed silk-screens on paper and acetate. Images and poetry inside. Entitled 'Relationships. Thoughts and Things.'

Five magazines produced by the students and staff of the Department of Printed Textiles containing illustrations and photographs of the students' work.

Magazine produced by the Department of Printed Textiles, 1983.

Introduction by Liz Munro.

Magazine produced by the Department of Printed Textiles, 1984.

Introduction by Barbara Santos-Shaw

One of a series of six photographs from a 1976 Fraser Taylor collection. Two models, in deconstructed jumpsuits, pose almost as reflections of one another.

Singer in leopard print trousers and facepaint, dancers behind. Audience seated and standing. Possibly GSA students union. Verso: 'Frank McEwan Printed Textiles 1976-?'

Student fashion show in Mackintosh Lecture Theatre. Model in pink jumpsuit and jacket, compare in white jacket. Mackintosh light fixture visible. Colour photograph.

Fashion show of garments shown in DC 089/1/3/13. Black and white photographs, portrait format.

Designed for entrance hall, Glasgow School of Art.
This item was assessed for conservation in 2010 as part of the Mackintosh Conservation and Access Project (2006-2010).

Student fashion show in Mackintosh Lecture Theatre. Model in transparent black dress. Mackintosh mirror visible. Colour photograph.

Rust-dyed and heat-manipulated crepe satin. Inspired by the 2014 fire in the Mackintosh Building. Stored along with nails (NMC/1962B) and textile (NMC/1962C) in presentation box (NMC/1962A).

A variety of drawings and graphic designs created by Gerard V. Murphy, a former student at The Glasgow School of Art in the 1930s. The diverse subjects of his drawings include animals, plants, architecture, human anatomy and figures. A subfonds titled 'Teaching examples' features his teaching materials as an art teacher at schools, intended for printmaking techniques and pattern design education.

Most items have been marked with his name or student registration numbers, assuming they were created during his time as a student at GSA. The dominant materials in his works are pencil and watercolour, worked on cartridge paper.

Some of this material was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014. Paper conservation was completed in 2019.

Fashion show of printed dresses shown in DC 089/1/3/17 with hanging fabric and chicken wire backdrop. Black and white gloss photographs, portrait and landscape. 12 photographs.

Black and white fashion photograph of model wearing garments made at GSA by Fraser Taylor. Model holds arm out to side and other arm on hip. The garment features straps/ties and a semi-circular hoop detail.