- NDS/GB/53/v1
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- c1933-1938
Part of Records and textiles of the Needlework Development Scheme
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Part of Records and textiles of the Needlework Development Scheme
Part of Records and textiles of the Needlework Development Scheme
British. Showing 'Midhurst - the town in the midst of the woods', with roads, buildings and figures. Very fine stitchery on natural cotton. Framed but unglazed.
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Part of Anne Scott Doll Collection
Costume doll: Malcolm Cann Mor, 1057-1093, (or Kenneth MacAlpine, crowned 843 AD).
Scott, Anne
Part of Anne Scott Doll Collection
Costume doll: Maid with Tray, Mrs. Ramsay's maid (or Rob Roy's Wife).
Scott, Anne
Part of Anne Scott Doll Collection
Costume doll: Maid of Norway, 1286-1290, (or Kenneth MacAlpine's daughter).
Scott, Anne
Magazine extract of Donna Karan Sweater
Part of Papers of C A Wallace Shaw
2-page extract from Departures magazine, advertising a Donna Karan 100% wool sweater. Annotation on the magazine cover says "Wallace, F.Y.I., Anthoni"
Departures Magazine
Magazine extract of Donna Karan Menswear line
Part of Papers of C A Wallace Shaw
Page extract from an unknown magazine, discussing Donna Karan's new foray into menswear. Includes short interview with Donna Karan and various photographs of designs.
Donna Karan International
Mackintosh School of Architecture banner
Heavyweight unbleached cotton vertical banner with Mackintosh weather vane in brown and Mackintosh School of Architecture in red Mackintosh style lettering underneath.
The Glasgow School of Art
This screen printed banner with a large photo of Mackintosh depicts his signature and the Glasgow School of Art emblem reading: "There is honour in honest error none in the icy perfection of the mere stylist".
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Mackintosh Art, Design and Architecture Collection
Items in The Glasgow School of Art's Mackintosh collection include: furniture, watercolours, drawings, architectural drawings, design drawings, sketchbooks, metalwork and photographs.
Mackintosh studied evening classes at the Glasgow School of Art between 1883-1894, winning numerous student prizes and competitions including the prestigious Alexander Thomson Travelling Studentship in 1890. Mackintosh and his contemporaries also produced four volumes of a publication called "The Magazine" during their time as students, which included examples of their writing and artworks. GSA Archives and Collections hold Mackintosh's Italian Sketchbook, as well as all four volumes of The Magazine, all of which can be browsed on our catalogue.
The majority of Mackintosh's three-dimensional work was created with the help of a small number of patrons within a short period of intense activity between 1896 and 1910. Francis Newbery was headmaster of The Glasgow School of Art during this time and was supportive of Mackintosh's ultimately successful bid to design a new art school building in 1896 - his most prestigious undertaking. For Miss Kate Cranston he designed a series of Glasgow tearoom interiors and for the businessmen William Davidson and Walter Blackie, he was commissioned to design large private houses, 'Windyhill' in Kilmacolm and 'The Hill House' in Helensburgh. In Europe, the originality of Mackintosh's style was quickly appreciated and in 1900 he was invited to participate at the 8th Vienna Secession.
In 1902 Mackintosh was invited to participate at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative Art in Turin and later at exhibitions in Moscow and Berlin. Despite this success Mackintosh's work met with considerable indifference at home. Few private clients were sufficiently sympathetic to want his 'total design' of house and interior and he was incapable of compromise.
By 1914 Mackintosh had despaired of ever receiving true recognition in Glasgow and together with his wife Margaret Macdonald he moved, temporarily, to Walberswick on the Suffolk Coastline (in England), where he painted many fine flower studies in watercolour. In 1915 the Mackintoshes settled in London and for the next few years Mackintosh attempted to resume practice as an architect and designer. The designs he produced at this time for textiles, for the 'Dug-out' Tea Room in Glasgow and the dramatic interiors for 78 Derngate in Northampton, England show him working in a bold new style of decoration, using primary colours and geometric motifs.
In 1923 the Mackintoshes left London for the South of France, finally living in Port Vendres where Mackintosh gave up all thoughts of architecture and design and devoted himself entirely to painting landscapes. He died in London, of cancer, on 10 December 1928.
The majority of Mackintosh's design work, (including furniture and metalwork), architectural drawings, textile designs and watercolours are in the possession of three public collections - The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow Museums, and the Hunterian Art Gallery at the University of Glasgow - although significant (individual) pieces can be found in museums across the UK and Europe, North America and Japan. However, some of Mackintosh's most important, symbolist watercolours from the early to mid-1890s are to be found in the collection of The Glasgow School of Art.
The Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections hold a large number of items by Mackintosh, giving us one of the largest collections of his work held in public ownership. The collection is one of 50 Recognised Collections of National Significance to Scotland. We continue to investigate new routes of engagement for the collection. For example, our Mac(k)cessibility project in conjunction with GSA’s School of Simulation and Visualisation explores digital display and loans of our Mackintosh furniture. Find out more about the Mac(k)cessibility project here.
Mackintosh, Charles Rennie
Long sampler with triangles (Version 2)
Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
Long sampler with triangles (Version 1)
Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
Long linen sample with seven plastic triangles and fabric collage with stitching.
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Long black and white shirt (Version 4)
Part of Textiles and papers of Fraser Taylor, GSA student and designer with The Cloth
Taylor, Fraser
Long black and white shirt (Version 3)
Part of Textiles and papers of Fraser Taylor, GSA student and designer with The Cloth
Taylor, Fraser
Long black and white shirt (Version 2)
Part of Textiles and papers of Fraser Taylor, GSA student and designer with The Cloth
Taylor, Fraser
Long black and white shirt (Version 1)
Part of Textiles and papers of Fraser Taylor, GSA student and designer with The Cloth
Taylor, Fraser
Part of Textiles and papers of Fraser Taylor, GSA student and designer with The Cloth
Taylor, Fraser
Liturgical Text for Non-Believers
Digital print of text on chiffon.
Gill, Rebecca
Linen Table Runner (Version 2)
Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
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Linen Table Runner (Version 1)
Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
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Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
Gold coloured embroidered rectangular runner with pulled thread work in centre and delicate embroidery in cream thread. 8 small bows at each short edge and stem stitch along both sides.
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Line drawing with shading and cross hatching
Part of Textiles and papers of Fraser Taylor, GSA student and designer with The Cloth
Drawn image of stairs and plants in black and various coloured highlights. Early textile print at RCA. This item was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014. Textile conservation was completed in 2019.
Taylor, Fraser
Pair of embroidered birds with flowers in symmetrical design on green and white fabric pink, white, blue, green and burgundy threadwork.
Mackie, Mary
Apron featuring a basket containing cooking items and the words "Le Chef".
Chalmers, Sylvia
Part of Textiles and papers of Fraser Taylor, GSA student and designer with The Cloth
Part of Textiles and papers of Fraser Taylor, GSA student and designer with The Cloth
Taylor, Fraser
Part of Textiles and papers of Fraser Taylor, GSA student and designer with The Cloth
Taylor, Fraser
Part of Textiles and papers of Fraser Taylor, GSA student and designer with The Cloth
Taylor, Fraser
Part of Textiles and papers of Fraser Taylor, GSA student and designer with The Cloth
Multiple processes, dyed and discharged with pigment and over printed with paper stencil. No repeat. This item was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014. Textile conservation was completed in 2019.
Taylor, Fraser
Large figure with raised arms (Version 2)
Part of Textiles and papers of Fraser Taylor, GSA student and designer with The Cloth
Large figure with raised arms (Version 1)
Part of Textiles and papers of Fraser Taylor, GSA student and designer with The Cloth
Taylor, Fraser
Part of Textiles and papers of Fraser Taylor, GSA student and designer with The Cloth
Figure raising arms, on length of cotton in black, blue and pinks
Taylor, Fraser
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Part of The Grace Melvin Textile Collection, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Melvin, Grace
Lady of the period of King Charles II
Part of Anne Scott Doll Collection
Costume doll: Lady of the period of King Charles II (or Anne of Denmark, 1574-1619).
Scott, Anne
Part of Embroidered and Woven Textile Collection, Glasgow School of Art
Triangular lace sample (corner) with patten of squares diamonds and left facing swastika shapes. Possibly from a Darvel mill.
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Part of Embroidered and Woven Textile Collection, Glasgow School of Art
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Part of Embroidered and Woven Textile Collection, Glasgow School of Art
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Part of Embroidered and Woven Textile Collection, Glasgow School of Art
Fine cream lace collar. Delicate lace collar with 2cm looped edging at top edge. Possibly Alecon lace.
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Knot stitched sampler (Version 2)
Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
Knot stitched sampler (Version 1)
Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
Cotton on canvas knot stitched sampler.
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Part of Papers of C A Wallace Shaw
CD containing photographs of knitwear design and embroidery charts, and two spreadsheets for organisation. Annotation on the upper right corner of the sleeve states: 'Old Ballantyne Charts'.
Shaw, Wallace
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A small fabric soft "kitten" mascot.
Lviv National Academy of the Arts has been a hub for displaced staff and students since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Volunteers have been making camouflage nets for the front line. But alongside this they have also been making small toys/mascots for the soldiers from the leftover camouflage fabric. The Ukrainian soldiers are affectionately called “Our Kittens”, their Kittens fighting for Ukraine.
This "kitten" was gifted to GSA's Archives and Collections staff as a token of thanks from colleagues in the Lviv National Academy of the Arts. GSA Archives and Collections staff mentored LNAA staff through a digitisation project in 2023, as part of the funded project "Developing and Promoting Sustainable Cultural Heritage in Disaster Contexts" which was part of GSA's ongoing twinning with Lviv National Academy of the Arts. GSA's Archives and Collections staff were told that we here at GSA are also LNAA's "kittens", fighting to protect the heritage of LNAA and Ukraine.
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