78 Derngate Archive

Textile design: rose and teardrop

20 Mar
2017
David Walsh

This textile design was produced by Charles Rennie Mackintosh during his time in Chelsea (1915-1923). It featured in the 78 Derngate Centenary Exhibition “Charles Rennie Mackintosh & The Great War“.

Mackintosh had used stylised roses throughout his career. This design is one of the most developed. Each of the twenty roses is different.
Other variants of this design were also produced.

Textile design: rose and teardrop

Image and information reproduced by kind permission of and is © The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow.

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The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery catalogue information.
Textile design: rose and teardrop (recto) Textile design: rose and teardrop (verso)
CRE MACKINTOSH, Charles Rennie; (Scottish; 1868-1928)

pencil, watercolour and gouache on paper (recto) carbon ink (verso) 25.5 x 25.4
Catalogue number: 41063

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