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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".

Tapestry rug of worsted yarn and jute in acid colours featuring a pheasant in a floral landscape. Labelled "8017, 36 x 16 ins Tapestry, ID 2/2/12, 17th Nov 1888".

Bust of Haldane (obverse); figure of Minerva (reverse). Awarded to Jessie Rowat (Mrs Fra Newbery). The GSA was known as the Glasgow School of Art and Haldane Academy from 1869-1892.

Unfinished watercolour and pencil sketches of Cockermouth and other locations done by T. Grant.

A book that lists items received from the Department of Art and Science, and loose material in separate folder.

Metal trefoil style candle holder on flat tray base,for thick candle, possibly ecclesiastical.  Used for school handling collection, marked 'sch 66' in red paint on the base.

Bust of Haldane? (obverse): figure of Minerva (reverse). 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".

South Kensington Medal. Awarded to GSA student Albert H Hodge, subject 23A. Inscribed: 'Victoria by the grace of God Queen MDCCCLVI' 'National medal for sucess in art awarded by the science and art department'.

Bookplate for R.Y. Pickering [Robina Pickering] with motto "Je Gardye Bien" by DYC [D.Y.-Cameron?]

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".

National Competition of Schools of Science and Art and Art Classes, List of Students Rewarded, with the Report of the Examiners on the selected Works of Schools of Science and Art Classes. Volumes for years: GOV/11/3/1: 1891 GOV/11/3/2: 1892 GOV/11/3/3: 1893 GOV/11/3/4: 1894 GOV/11/3/5: [1895 wanting] GOV/11/3/6: 1896 GOV/11/3/7: 1897 GOV/11/3/8: 1898

These images show Charles Rennie Mackintosh and fellow Glasgow School of Art Students, Herbert MacNair, Frances Macdonald, Margaret Macdonald, Agnes Raeburn, Janet Aitken, Katherine Cameron and Jessie Keppie. Jessie Keppie's brother, John Keppie also appears in the photographs. John Keppie was a partner in Honeyman and Keppie, the architectural firm at which Mackintosh and Herbert McNair worked.

File of correspondence between E. R. Catterns, Secretary to the Glasgow School of Art, and Sir Henry Craik, of the Scotch Education Department, about matters such as grants, salaries, and an extract of the minutes of the Committee of Council on Education in Scotland, 15 Aug 1898.

Carpet sample of velvet pile, with acanthus scrolls and blue, green and pink florals. "1132" on reverse.

Muslin with white embroidered cuff with short scalloped frill towards hand, and a deeper one facing upwards.

British. White floral embroidery on fine lawn. Scalloped edge.

Greek. Strip of linen embroidered with repeating bird motif in cross-stitch in pink and grey, with a band of needlewoven insertion worked beneath.

Hungarian. Traditional peasant work, linen with drawn thread work on sleeves within borders of black cross-stitch embroidery and sequins. A few of the sequins applied to the sleeves still remain. Acquired from the Isabella home industry, Budapest.

Indian. Closely arranged kashmir cone design in metal threads and silks on green woollen background. Richly embroidered. Irregular shape.

Portuguese. Part of peasant costume. Closely woven in red wool on white warp. Geometric design in bright colours in loom embroidery - extra weft pulled up in loops on the surface Yellow braid waistband, and pink braid edges.

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.

Polychrome (blue, green, yellow, white) glazed ceramic tile fragment with hand-painted floral and plant designs. 'Shah Isfahan' handwritten on verso. Label on verso - 'Shah - 17th mosque Isfahan.' The Shah Mosque (Persian), also known as Imam Mosque (Persian), is a mosque in Isfahan, Iran. It is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Irania/Persian architecture and an example of Islamic era architecture of Iran. It employed the haft rangi (seven-colour) style of tile mosaic.

Polychrome (blue, brown, gold) glazed ceramic tile fragment with what might be hand-painted or transfer printing design of a seated human figure. Border along the left side on recto could possibly be script. Left edge has a pointed, triangular shape. The fragment appears to have been broken into 3 parts and then was glued back together. Label on verso - 'Persia 13th C.'