Level

Object

Location

Glasgow School of Art

Stacking code

GB.1964.NDS.GB63

Object Number

GB.1964.NDS.GB63

Number of objects

1 object

Object name

Cushion

Object production person(s)

Stewart | Robert | 1924-1995 | designer and educationalist

Whyte | Helen Kathleen R | 1909-1996 | embroider and lecturer at Glasgow School of Art

Description

Cushion creating for the Needlework Development Scheme Festival of Britain exhibition of 1951.  Designed by Bob Stewart and worked by Kath Whyte.

Object production place

Glasgow, Scotland

Object production date

1951

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Notes

Illustrated in Liz Arthur “Robert Stewart: Design 1946-1995” (GSA, 2003) pp.35

NDS Reference No 2939

Subject

Cotton (textile); cushions; embroidery (visual works); fireworks (visual works); linen (material); machine-made; machine sewing

Access conditions

Glasgow School of Art Archives are open for research by appointment only.  Please contact the Archivist in the first instance.

Physical description

Design suggests a firework display with “Festival of Britain 1951” embroidered in white and coloured embroidery on blue linen background. Robert Stewart and Kath Whytes names embroidered on the back of the cushion.

Dimension

48cm x 53.5cm

Materials

Linen (material)

Condition

Good

Custodial history

Unknown.  Forms part of the Needlework Development Scheme collection.  When the Scheme was disbanded in 1961, c100 items were gifted to the Glasgow School of Art.

Acquisition method

Gift

Acquisition date

1961

Related material

URL

www.gsa.ac.uk/archives

Associated person

Stewart | Robert | 1924-1995 | designer and educationalist

Whyte | Helen Kathleen R | 1909-1996 | embroider and lecturer at Glasgow School of Art

Associated organisation

Needlework Development in Scotland | needlework education scheme | 1934-1939

Needlework Development Scheme | needlework education scheme | 1944-1961

Associated place

Great Britain