Glasgow School of Art: Archives & Collections

PC/204
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Stele in two parts; one with point and ornamented with fluting, the second with two flowers carved in relief. Original: The Temple of Thesius, Athens, Greece. Annotated with illegible lettering.

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Plaster cast of remembrance panel

PC/208
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Panel with commemorations flanked by man and woman with cherubs and surrounded by decorative ornamentation.

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Plaster cast of water nymph from the Fontaine des Innocents

PC/216A
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Carved in relief, female figure in draped clothes. Figure is carrying an object. Original: Jean Goujon, c1550. Marble. Paris, France.

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Plaster cast of laughing boy

PC/225
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

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Plaster cast of pilaster

PC/101B
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Plaster cast of pilaster, part of a set with decorated capital

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Plaster cast of Corinthian capital

PC/104A
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Attic of ionic order, but unusually highly decorated. Bears illegible maker's stamp, possibly that of "Commission Royale Belge Atelier du Moulage, Bruxelles".

Commission Royale Belge Atelier du Moulage Bruxelles

Plaster cast of architrave with foliage

PC/111
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Three leafed foliage. Bears a "Musée de Sculpture Comparée du Trocadero, Paris, 1910" maker's stamp. Annotated "37" and "351".

Musée de Sculpture Comparée du Trocadero, Paris

Plaster cast of architectural ornamentation

PC/122
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Soffit. Bears "Musée de Sculpture Comparée du Trocadero, Paris, 1910" maker's stamp.

Musée de Sculpture Comparée du Trocadero, Paris

Plaster cast of architectural fragment with foliage

PC/126
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Annotated "F. Meacci" and "No55 Original".

Meacci, F

Plaster cast of architectural fragment

PC/128
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Order wich combines features of the ionic and corinthian, first identified by Alberti (c1450). Bears illegible maker's stamp.

Musée de Sculpture Comparée du Trocadero, Paris

Plaster cast of cornice decorated with egg and dart motif

PC/136A
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

3 straps of decoration. Bears "J Giusti & Co, makers, St Vincent St, Glasgow" maker's stamp. Annotated "347".

J Giusti & Co

Plaster cast of panel with bambini

PC/179
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Bambini are shown playing with musical instruments, foliage etc. Bears "Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs Atelier Moulage, Paris" maker's stamp. Annotated "286" and twice with "Isabella".

Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs Atelier Moulage, Paris

Plaster cast of Parthenon Frieze

PC/016C
Item
19th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Original: Designed by Pheidias, 447-432BC. It is generally agreed that the frieze depicts (in narrative form) the Greater Panathenaic procession from the Leokoreion by the Dipylon gate to the Acropolis, was mooted by Stuart and Revett in the second volume of their Antiquities of Athens, 1787.

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Plaster cast of Parthenon Frieze

PC/016J
Item
19th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Original: Designed by Pheidias, 447-432BC. It is generally agreed that the frieze depicts (in narrative form) the Greater Panathenaic procession from the Leokoreion by the Dipylon gate to the Acropolis, was mooted by Stuart and Revett in the second volume of their Antiquities of Athens, 1787.

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Plaster cast of Parthenon Frieze

PC/016L
Item
19th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Original: Designed by Pheidias, 447-432BC. It is generally agreed that the frieze depicts (in narrative form) the Greater Panathenaic procession from the Leokoreion by the Dipylon gate to the Acropolis, was mooted by Stuart and Revett in the second volume of their Antiquities of Athens, 1787.

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Plaster cast of Sarcophagus of Giustina

PC/036C
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Original: Attributed to Gregorio di Allegretto, 1476. Marble. Church of Santa Giustina, Padua, Italy. On the front of the sarcophagus the body of the saint is carved in relief, lying on a bier and covered with a cloth. At the ends are reliefs of angels swinging censers.

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Plaster cast of Cantorie Panels

PC/050B
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Original: Lucca della Robbia (1400-1482). Part of the two 'Cantorie' made for Florence Cathedral. Original currently in the collection of the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence, Italy.

This item was damaged in the fire in the Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014. It underwent conservation and consolidation work in 2016.

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Plaster cast of Cantorie Panels

PC/050F
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Original: Lucca della Robbia (1400-1482). Part of the two 'Cantorie' made for Florence Cathedral. Original currently in the collection of the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence, Italy.

This item was damaged in the fire in the Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014. It underwent conservation and consolidation work in 2016.

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Plaster cast of Mater Dolorosa

PC/052
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Mater Dolorosa (Latin) refers to the Virgin Mary in relation to the sorrows in her life.

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Plaster cast of Archer of the Royal Guard

PC/055
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Brickwork sculpture of Persian Royal bodyguard carrying quiver on back. Original: Persian glazed frieze from the Palace of Darius I in Susa, 521-486 BC. Original currently in the collection of the Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germany.

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Plaster cast of John Ruskin

PC/059
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

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Plaster cast of decorative relief panel with initial H and French royal crown

PC/095
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

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Plaster cast of decorated capital with stylised leaves

PC/101A
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Plaster cast of decorated capital, part of a set with pilaster

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Plaster cast of putti and foliage tondo

PC/106
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Putti surrounded by symmetrical curling foliage. Thought to be c16th, Italian.

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Plaster cast of paired Corinthian capitals

PC/107
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Capitals of corinthian style. Paired capitals and columns most commonly used in colonnades.

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Plaster cast of cherub roundel with wings

PC/112
Item
19th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Head of Cherub with wings in relief in circular panel.

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Plaster cast of top part of heraldic shield, with helm, crest and mantling

PC/116
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

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Plaster cast of architectural fragment

PC/119
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

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Plaster cast of Spinelli family coat of arms on octagonal panel

PC/121
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Plaque showing coat of arms with two sides. Original: Brunelleschi. Basilica di Santa Croce, Florence, Italy.

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Plaster cast of high relief acanthus

PC/129
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

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Plaster cast of Parthenon Frieze (South Frieze XLIV)

PC/016F
Item
19th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Original: Designed by Pheidias, 447-432BC. A section of the south frieze showing men leading sacrificial animals. It is generally agreed that the frieze depicts (in narrative form) the Greater Panathenaic procession from the Leokoreion by the Dipylon gate to the Acropolis, was mooted by Stuart and Revett in the second volume of their Antiquities of Athens, 1787.

Plaster cast of Saint Jerome

PC/068
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

plaster cast of Saint Jerome, the patron saint of libraries.

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Plaster cast of Hermes of Praxiteles (Hermes and the Infant Dionysus)

PC/012
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Original: Greek sculpture of Hermes and the infant Dionysus discovered in 1877 in the ruins of the Temple of Hera at Olympia. It is traditionally attributed to Praxiteles and dated to the 4th century BC. 3/4 size sculpture. Original currently in the collection of the Archaeological Museum of Olympia, Greece.

Plaster cast of Mercury

PC/014
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Original: Greco-Roman attribution, shows Mercury God of merchandise and merchants, commonly identified with the Greek Hermes, fleet-footed messenger of the gods.

This item was damaged in the fire in the Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014. It underwent conservation and consolidation work in 2016.

Plaster cast of a spandrel showing censing angel

PC/030B
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Original: c19th century. Westminster Abbey, London, UK.

Plaster cast of King

PC/032A
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Plaster cast copies of sculptures from the church of Notre-Dame de Corbeil, Essonne, France. The original sculptures were previously displayed in the Musée des Monuments as King Clovis I of the Franks (465 - 511) and his wife Queen Clotilde (474 – 545). However, they are now housed in the Louvre where they are catalogued as possibly the Old Testament monarchs, King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.

Plaster cast of Queen

PC/032B
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Plaster cast copies of sculptures from the church of Notre-Dame de Corbeil, Essonne, France. The original sculptures were previously displayed in the Musée des Monuments as King Clovis I of the Franks (465 - 511) and his wife Queen Clotilde (474 – 545). However, they are now housed in the Louvre where they are catalogued as possibly the Old Testament monarchs, King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.

Plaster cast of tondo portrait of Andrea Mantegna

PC/066
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Original: Gian Marco Cavalli, c1490. Marble and bronze. Original currently in the Mantegna Chapel, Basilica di Sant’Andrea, Mantua, Italy. Bears a "Musée de Sculpture Comparée du Trocadero, Paris, 1910 " maker's stamp.

Musée de Sculpture Comparée du Trocadero, Paris

Plaster cast of fragment with foliage

PC/098
Item
Mid 19th century-early 20th century

Part of Plaster Casts

Symmetrical panel showing curling leaves. Original: Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France. Bears "Musée de Sculpture Comparée du Trocadero, Paris, 1910" maker's stamp. Annotated "3.88".

Musée de Sculpture Comparée du Trocadero, Paris

Framed plaster portrait

NMC/1631
Item
19th century-20th century

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Wooden framed plaster relief portrait of a bearded man in profile with brown glaze. Bottom left corner has initials "J.R." or "R.J" and indecipherable signature above left shoulder. This item was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014 and was conserved in 2018.

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Unidentified female portrait