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'Adaptability and Variety of Forms' boards

The title '7 Adaptability and Variety of Forms' appears in white on black mountboard. The second piece of mountboard is cream with three windows cut into it. Within one is handwritten text discussing the adaptability of insects, particularly referring to the mouth and legs. In the second window is a drawing of multiple insect legs, drawn from different angles. The last window shows the profile of an insect, possibly a grasshopper or cricket.

Thomson, Mary Fiona

Art, Design and Architecture collection

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  • 13th century to early 21st century

Artworks, design pieces and architectural designs related to Glasgow School of Art staff and students.

Items include

  • oil paintings
  • ilk screen prints
  • lithograph prints
  • prints
  • photographs
  • sketches
  • sketch books
  • drawings
  • watercolours
  • collage
  • metalwork, sculpture and ceramics.

Almost all works are by former students and staff or figures related to the history of The Glasgow School of Art. The earliest pieces date from the 16th century and later examples have been purchased from recent Degree Shows. The work is in a variety of media and includes drawings, paintings, prints, sketchbooks, furniture and sculpture. Artists represented include many key figures and the most influential and successful students.

There are also several works from former tutors including Neil Dallas Brown, David Donaldson and Fred Selby, alongside contemporary works by students, donated or purchased at degree show. Key works include those by: Maurice Greiffenhagen, Francis Newbery, John Quinton Pringle, Benno Schotz, Ian Fleming and James D Robertson. Suites of note include large collections of Joan Eardley sketches and paintings, Joan Palmer prints, and architectural drawings by Eugene Bourdon.

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'Basic Structure' boards

The section title '2 Basic Structure' appears in white on black mountboard. A second piece of mountboard is cream with two windows cut into it. Within one is handwritten text detailing the basic structure of insects. In the second window is a fine black ink drawing showing an insect from six different angles. The third piece of mountboard is cream and consists of two frames, each containing drawings of a winged insect (possibly a beetle) from different angles.

Thomson, Mary Fiona

Bram Stoker medal

Classical scene; three figures. Awarded to David Broadfoot Carter. Inscribed obverse: "Glasgow School of Art, Bram Stoker Medal for the best imaginative work of the year/ D.Broadfoot Carter 1903".

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Bram Stoker medal

Classical scene; three figures. Inscribed obverse: "Glasgow School of Art, Bram Stoker Medal for the best imaginative work of the year/ D.Broadfoot Carter 1903". This medal was cast from the original by Roger Miller, Head of GSA Silversmithing and Jewellery, 1990s.

Millar, Roger

Brass lantern

Brass lantern treated with gold finish with cut-out ornamental design on top and bottom. Has glass covering for light, cut wires on bottom which would have been attached to light bulb inside. Lantern would have been attached to the wall. Back of lantern has red marking, "SCH-302". Indented stamp on top front of lamp, "ALLAN & CO". Due to information in an inventory, lantern can be dated pre-1958.

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Caddy spoon from Ingram Street Tea Rooms

Designed for Miss Cranston's Ingram Street Tea rooms, Glasgow. The Ingram Street Tea Rooms were purchased by Glasgow Corporation in 1951 for £25,000 and were then rented out as various shops and warehouses. Monogram "S.C." possibly for Stuart Cranston, Catherine Cranston's brother.

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

Caddy spoon from Ingram Street Tea Rooms

Designed for Miss Cranston's Ingram Street Tea rooms, Glasgow. The Ingram Street Tea Rooms were purchased by Glasgow Corporation in 1951 for £25,000 and were then rented out as various shops and warehouses. Monogram "R.C.L.T.D." possibly for Robert Cranston, owner of the Waverley Temperance Hotels and a cousin of Catherine Cranston's father George Cranston.

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

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