The Nativity ('And lo the star...')
- MC/A/6
- Item
- 1896
Bound in the Spring 1896 edition of 'The Magazine'. It was designs such as this that earned the Mackintosh group the nickname of 'Spook School'.
MacNair, Frances Macdonald
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The Nativity ('And lo the star...')
Bound in the Spring 1896 edition of 'The Magazine'. It was designs such as this that earned the Mackintosh group the nickname of 'Spook School'.
MacNair, Frances Macdonald
Bound in the Spring 1896 edition of 'The Magazine'. It was designs such as this that earned the Mackintosh group the nickname of 'Spook School'.
Mackintosh, Margaret Macdonald
Design for embroidered pulpit-fall, 'Be Ye Doers of the word not hearers only.' The words of the design are taken from James, chapter 1, verse 22 in the New Testament. Inscribed upper right: Design for a pulpit fall/J.R. Newbery Centre: "Be Ye Doers of the world not hearers only".
Newbery, Jessie Wylie
Pencil and watercolour picture of Canterbury Cathedral. Pencil note records, 'completed on the spot, Jas.B.Fulton, (shows evidence of having been folded in half.)
Fulton, James Black
This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 23rd May 2014. Study after Titian's 'The Fall of Man', c1570. The Titian original is held in the Prado collection, Madrid.
McGlashan, Archibald A
Stained glass cartoon for the church of St Paul, Sandgate, Folkestone
This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 23rd May 2014. Design for part of a memorial window for the Church of St Paul, Sandgate, Folkestone. Inscribed: 'For he that is mighty hath magnified me and holy is his name'.
Bell, Robert Anning
Part of Mary Ramsay artworks
Study of female nude, seated and holding a cross. This item bears a label for The Glasgow School of Art, listing the 1915-1916 session, and Mr Ogilvie as the teacher.
Originally located inside portfolio folder (DC 110/1/4).
Ramsay, Mary
Part of Mary Ramsay artworks
A sketchbook of notes and artworks by Mary Ramsay believed to have been produced during her second year at The Glasgow School of Art, around 1915-1916. This item consists of portraits and life drawings, children's illustrations, floral patterns, religious illustrations, and sketches of her lessons. It also includes transcriptions from two poems, Christina Rossetti's 'Goblin Market', and William Cowper's 'The Task', alongside notes listing reference books about art and design.
Most artworks are in pencil, while some are in ink or paint on paper. A number of loose drawings are also included in the sketchbook.
Ramsay, Mary
Part of Mary Ramsay artworks
A sketchbook of notes and artworks by Mary Ramsay produced between 1916-1917 during her second year at The Glasgow School of Art. This item consists of portraits and life drawings, interior illustration, lettering design for A Midsummer Night's Dream, religious illustrations, book cover designs for The Language of Flowers, sketches of ceramics, and a list of reference books about art and design. These artworks are primarily in pencil, with some using ink and paint. Four pages from this sketchbook are loose from the spine.
Ramsay, Mary
Part of Mary Ramsay artworks
A sketchbook of notes and artworks by Mary Ramsay. This item does not include an official date, but is presumed to be from 1918, when Ramsay was still at The Glasgow School of Art, due to dates included in some illustrations. This sketchbook includes floral illustrations, religious illustrations, greeting card designs, portraits and life drawings, and some notes.
There is one loose drawing included in this sketchbook. Most artworks are in pencil, with a few additional pieces in ink or paint on paper.
Ramsay, Mary
Photograph of a mural by Francis H. Newbery
The photograph features a religious mural. The carboard displays an inscription by Francis H. Newbery dedicating the photograph to Archibald Haswell Miller. The backside of the carboard shows the original measurements of the mural and additional notes.
Newbery, Francis Henry
Stained glass cartoon (Christ with soldiers)
Stained glass cartoon, possibly for Hartley Victoria College, Manchester.
Bell, Robert Anning
Stained glass cartoon (Christ with soldiers)
Stained glass cartoon, possibly for Hartley Victoria College, Manchester.
Bell, Robert Anning
Part of Mary Ramsay artworks
A variety of artworks completed by Mary Ramsay, including life drawings, portraits, architectural studies, designs, prints, and illustrations. Some of these items are dated to her time as a student at The Glasgow School of Art. Most items are pencil on paper, with a few further studies in paint.
This subfond includes one item by Jessie Wilson (DC 110/1/1/18), another student of The Glasgow School of Art, with whom Mary Ramsay and Margaret Macdonald started a pottery decorating business at The Studio, Strathyre, in 1926.
Ramsay, Mary
Part of Mary Ramsay artworks
A variety of life drawings and portraits completed by Mary Ramsay. Some of these items are dated to her time as a student at The Glasgow School of Art. Most items are pencil on paper, with a few further studies in paint.
This series includes one item by Jessie Wilson, another student of The Glasgow School of Art, with whom Mary Ramsay and Margaret Macdonald started a pottery decorating business at The Studio, Strathyre, in 1926.
Ramsay, Mary
This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 23rd May 2014. Biblical study of Christ bearing his cross to calvary. This painting was Milne's diploma submission in 1924.
Milne, Robert
Variety of materials relating to the works of Dorothy Doddrell, including designs relating to the creation of First World War Roll of Honours; designs created by Doddrell; life drawing studies; and reference materials.
Doddrell, Dorothy Maria F
Part of Papers of Dorothy Doddrell
Variety of reference materials, including prints and photographs of art works.
Bell, Robert Anning
Print of 'Mary Kept All These Things in Her Heart' by Robert Anning Bell
Part of Papers of Dorothy Doddrell
Print of 'Mary Kept All These Things in Her Heart' by Robert Anning Bell. Signature on reverse attributes the possession of the print to Dorothy Doddrell. Annotation in the lower corners states that the piece is published by The Medici Society, London and printed in England.
Located inside folder: Item DC 094/1/3/10 - Folder of calligraphic life studies
Bell, Robert Anning
Study of illuminated initials from Latin Bible
Part of Papers of Dorothy Doddrell
Life drawing study of illuminated initials on mounted paper. Annotation attributes their origin to a 14th century Latin bible.
Located inside folder: Item DC 094/1/3/10 - Folder of calligraphic life studies
Doddrell, Dorothy Maria F
Folder of calligraphic life studies
Part of Papers of Dorothy Doddrell
Large folder with 4 pages of mounted life studies - illuminated initial from St. Augustine's commentary on the Psalms, written for Ferdinand of Aragon, 1480; calligraphic study of the Gospel Lectionary of Paris, late 13th century; studies of illuminated initials from Durandas De Divinis Officiis, late 14th century Italy; illuminated initial of Brevary of Latin in Serum. Annotations in the lower right corner of each page states that the designs are copied from manuscripts in the British Museum, and attributes their execution to Dorothy Doddrell. Cover of folder has 'Dorothy M.F. Doddrell' in calligraphic writing in upper right corner.
For items located inside this folder, please see related material.
Doddrell, Dorothy Maria F
Print of 'The Virgin and Child With Saints' by Robert Anning Bell
Part of Papers of Dorothy Doddrell
Print of 'The Virgin and Child With Saints' by Robert Anning Bell. Signature on reverse attributes the possession of the print to Dorothy Doddrell. Annotation in the lower corners states that the piece is published by The Medici Society, London and printed in England.
Located inside folder: Item DC 094/1/3/10 - Folder of calligraphic life studies
Bell, Robert Anning
Print of 'The Presentation in the Temple' by Robert Anning Bell
Part of Papers of Dorothy Doddrell
Print of 'The Presentation in the Temple' by Robert Anning Bell. Signature on reverse attributes the possession of the print to Dorothy Doddrell. Annotation in the lower corners states that the piece is published by The Medici Society, London and printed in England.
Located inside folder: Item DC 094/1/3/10 - Folder of calligraphic life studies
Bell, Robert Anning
Print of 'The Adoration of the Shepherds' by Robert Anning Bell
Part of Papers of Dorothy Doddrell
Print of 'The Adoration of the Shepherds' by Robert Anning Bell. Signature on reverse attributes the possession of the print to Dorothy Doddrell. Annotation in the lower corners states that the piece is published by The Medici Society, London and printed in England.
Located inside folder: Item DC 094/1/3/10 - Folder of calligraphic life studies
Bell, Robert Anning
Print of 'The Youth of the Virgin' by Robert Anning Bell
Part of Papers of Dorothy Doddrell
Print of 'The Youth of the Virgin' by Robert Anning Bell. Signature on reverse attributes the possession of the print to Dorothy Doddrell. Annotation in the lower corners states that the piece is published by The Medici Society, London and printed in England.
Located inside folder: Item DC 094/1/3/10 - Folder of calligraphic life studies
Bell, Robert Anning
Print of 'An Angel Adoring' by Robert Anning Bell
Part of Papers of Dorothy Doddrell
Print of 'An Angel Adoring' by Robert Anning Bell. Protective cover sheet has annotation which attributes the original work to Robert Anning Bell, and the medium as a coloured plaster relief.
Located inside folder: Item DC 094/1/3/10 - Folder of calligraphic life studies
Bell, Robert Anning
Part of Mary Ramsay artworks
A collection of six sketchbooks created by Mary Ramsay, including four from her time as a student at The Glasgow School of Art, one dated to after her studies, and one undated. These sketchbooks feature a variety of subjects and themes, including life drawings, portraits, illustrations, floral patterns, ceramics studies, book designs, card designs, and lettering. Most artworks are pencil on paper, with some also using paint, ink, and pastel. Some sketchbooks include a number of loose ephemera items, such as newspaper cuttings and postage stamps.
Ramsay, Mary
Squared-off design, potentially for a later, larger scale work.
Bone, William Drummond
Stained glass cartoon for St Mark's Church, Southport
The design depicts the Blessed Virgin Mary on the left side and a young boy (Hartley?) on the right. Design is for the lower section of a window in St Mark's, Southport; dedicated to the memory of Sir William Pickles Hartley of the Primitive Methodist Movement. Inscribed: 'What doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with thy God?'.
Bell, Robert Anning
Material related to Georges-Marie Baltus
A variety of photographs comprising artworks completed by Georges-Marie Baltus and images of his Italian and European tours from his personal memories. Some of these items are dated to his time as a lecturer at The Glasgow School of Art.
Baltus, Georges-Marie
Study of Christ(?) with crown of thorns and serpent.
McLaren, Norman
A variety of photographs of different artworks completed by Georges-Marie Baltus. Some of these items are dated to his time as a lecturer in Belgium, several years after he left Glasgow.
Baltus, Georges-Marie
Stained glass cartoon for St Mark's church, Southport
Design for Isaiah. Preliminary drawings for one light windows for St Mark's, Southport, set into pairs in the facing North and South walls of the Church.
Bell, Robert Anning
Stained glass cartoon for St Mark's church, Southport
Replacement face used for St Paul (NMC/279A). Inscribed: 'beard to be white in the middle all down its length'.
Bell, Robert Anning
Stained glass cartoon for St Mark's church, Southport
Face used for John Wesley.
Bell, Robert Anning
Stained glass cartoon for the church of St Clement and St James, Horsley, near Derby
Stained glass cartoon for a two light memorial window. Inscribed: 'Come Holy Ghost'. For the church of St Clement and St James, Horsley, near Derby. This window was one of two, two light windows designed for Guthrie and Wells, the Glasgow firm of decorators who began stained glass production in 1884 and won a reputation for first class craftsmanship and always employing excellent designers (beginning in 1887 with Sir James Guthrie). Bell first designed glass for the firm in 1895 when he won the competition for new windows for the Royal Church at Crathie, and he continued to design for them for twenty-three years. In the 1920s he also designed for the City Glass Company, and examples of his work are still in the Glasgow area.
Bell, Robert Anning
Stained glass cartoon for St Mark's church, Southport
Design for St John (with bible). Preliminary drawings for one light windows for St Mark's, Southport, set into pairs in the facing North and South walls of the Church.
Bell, Robert Anning
Stained glass cartoon for the church of St Mark's, Southport
Design for an angel. Identified as the right side angel at the tracery above the altarpiece six light window depicting the nativity.
Bell, Robert Anning
Stained glass cartoon for the church of St Clement and St James, Horsley, near Derby
Stained glass cartoon for a two light memorial window. Inscribed: Our Souls Inspire'. For the church of St Clement and St James, Horsley, near Derby. This window was one of two, two light windows designed for Guthrie and Wells, the Glasgow firm of decorators who began stained glass production in 1884 and won a reputation for first class craftsmanship and always employing excellent designers (beginning in 1887 with Sir James Guthrie). Bell first designed glass for the firm in 1895 when he won the competition for new windows for the Royal Church at Crathie, and he continued to design for them for twenty-three years. In the 1920s he also designed for the City Glass Company, and examples of his work are still in the Glasgow area.
Bell, Robert Anning
Stained glass cartoon for St Mark's church, Southport
Design for Martin Luther (with hammer). Preliminary drawings for one light windows for St Mark's, Southport, set into pairs in the facing North and South walls of the Church.
Bell, Robert Anning
Stained glass cartoon for St Mark's church, Southport
John Wesley, holding bible (lower half).
Bell, Robert Anning
Stained glass cartoon for St Mark's church, Southport
Design for St Paul (with staff). Preliminary drawings for one light windows for St Mark's, Southport, set into pairs in the facing North and South walls of the Church. See NMC/282A for replacement face used for St Paul.
Bell, Robert Anning
Material related to Francis H. Newbery
A variety of items relating to Francis H. Newbery, including his application to become Head Master of The Glasgow School of Art, a photograph of a mural, and a portrait photograph.
Newbery, Francis Henry
Church interior, Basilica di San Marco, Venice
Study of male worshippers. One of Eardley's paintings undertaken as part of her art school travelling scholarship.
Eardley, Joan Kathleen Harding
Church interior, Basilica di San Marco, Venice
Study of church interior.
Eardley, Joan Kathleen Harding
Interior view of an Italian chapel, with scattered chairs. One of Eardley's paintings undertaken as part of her art school travelling scholarship.
Eardley, Joan Kathleen Harding
A variety of loose artworks and six sketchbooks completed by Mary Ramsay, including life drawings, portraits, architectural studies, designs, prints, and illustrations. Some of these items are dated to her time as a student at The Glasgow School of Art. Most items are pencil on paper, with a few further studies in paint. This collection also includes a portfolio folder (DC 110/1/4) and personal papers (DC 110/3).
This collection includes one item by Jessie Wilson (DC 110/1/1/18), another student of The Glasgow School of Art, with whom Mary Ramsay and Margaret Macdonald started a pottery decorating business at The Studio, Strathyre, in 1926.
Ramsay, Mary
Abstract study of churchyard with trees and gravestones.
Furlong, Michael
Study of Glasgow church.
Walsh, Thomas
Bronze figure of Madonna and Child
A bronze figure of Madonna and Child, on a wooden base. Thought to have been used at The Glasgow School of Art as a teaching aid.
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