A collection of work by textile designer Sylvia Chalmers, comprising Glasgow School of Art student material; work-related designs and sketches; magazine clippings; calligraphy samples; a programme for an exhibition titled "A centenary exhibition to celebrate the founding of the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists in 1882"; photographs; textiles such as aprons, tote bags, placemats, tea towels, kerchiefs, curtains and a banner; and textile design samples.
Contains notebooks from Sylvia Chalmer's time as a student at the Glasgow School of Art:
Includes notebooks for:
"General Knowledge"
"History and Methods"
"Methods"
"History of Styles"
"Architecture"
"Miss Meek's Design Notes".
Notebooks include handwritten notes; illustrations clipped from magazines and newspapers; postcards; and hand-drawn pencil, ink & watercolour sketches and diagrams.
Thesis answering the question: "Flowers and plants have always been considered most admirable for textile design in this country. Do you agree with this statement and do you feel in view of our native tradition that it would be advisable to carry on that tradition into modern design or would other subjects be more satisfactory?"
Includes black & white and colour illustrations clipped from magazines and newspapers, postcards, pencil sketches and hand-drawn illustrations done in ink.
Contains pencil sketches of various flora and fauna; designs for Christmas cards, cushions and aprons. Also includes some designs drawn on tracing paper.
Child's apron featuring a number of different animals gathered around a birthday cake with "Happy Birthday" written across it. Printed in yellow, orange, brown, and green on a red background.
Child's apron featuring a number of different animals gathered around a birthday cake with "Happy Birthday" written across it. Printed in yellow, white, green, and grey on a blue background.
Apron in blue, green, and white with Scottish motifs (bagpipes, thistle, trout, grouse, bottle of whisky, shortbread, haggis, and quaich) and a celtic knotwork border.
Apron printed with basket of fruit and bottles and with a garland of fruits and flowers around the border. Featuring the words "Season of mist and mellow fruitfulness".
