Glasgow School of Art: Archives & Collections

Picture of female figure in blue dress wearing red scarf and carrying bowl on head. Embroidered in tapestry wool of various colours. Attached paper label "fish wife", Kath Whyte student piece.

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Woven Yellow Cushion

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

5 zigzag stripes across front on coarse fabric in shades of yellow, orange and grey.

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Embroidered Sample, 'Tree Garden'

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

Sampler worked on loosely woven cream cotton and wool material. Abstract garden design with large loose straight stitches in variety of yarn types. Shades of green, brown, cream and orange.

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Early Canvas Work Seat

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

Canvas padded and attached to wooden frame. Design of squares containing stylised flowers. Yellow, red, blue and grey with navy edging.

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Big Fat Sampler, large wall hanging with square design

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

Bold style sampler in coarse yarn, on yellow fabric, backing of beige linen. Various patterns of stitched squares in yellow, orange, green, and white. 4 macrame hooks at top edge with wooden hanging pole.

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Linen Table Runner

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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Banner from The Glasgow School of Art Textile Department

NMC/1592B
Item
1981

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Charles Rennie Mackintosh banner. Scaled replica of banner that the Hunterian owns, featuring a tall standing female figure with pink rose and green leaves details.

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Banner from The Glasgow School of Art Textile Department

NMC/1592C
Item
1981

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Charles Rennie Mackintosh banner. Larger version of scaled replica of banner that the Hunterian owns, featuring a tall standing female figure with pink rose and green leaves details.

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Part of panel

NDS/F/9
Item
Late 18th century

Part of Records and textiles of the Needlework Development Scheme

Cretan. Traditional design of scrolling pattern of animals, figures, birds and flowers. Dark blue silk embroidery on natural linen background, mostly in Cretan stitch.

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Pictorial tapestry rug featuring a lion and lioness

DC 077/12
Item
c1900-1960s

Part of Stoddard-Templeton Carpet and Textile Collection

Tapestry looped pile rug in bright acid colours depicting a standing lion and sleeping lioness among rocks and plants against a vivid sunset. "A4 8046" on reverse as well as "lion & lioness".

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Floral tapestry rug

DC 077/5
Item
Late 19th century

Part of Stoddard-Templeton Carpet and Textile Collection

Tapestry woven floral rug in acid colours featuring a flower-filled central medallion on a red and orange background with similar serpentine floral border. "8037 A7" stencilled on reverse.

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Fur wrap

NMC/1583
Item
Mid 20th century

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Mink fur wrap with tails.

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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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German weave notebook

NMC/1594
Item
1864-1865

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

This item was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014 and was conserved in 2018-19. The digital images attached to this record are of stencils which were loose inside the front cover of the book, and not pages of the book itself.

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Woven fabric