Settle designed by Charles Rennie Macintosh

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This hall settle was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, an architect and designer. It was made by Guthrie and Wells, Glasgow, about 1895.

The oak hall settle has been stained dark, set with a beaten lead panel and the seats covered with two modern stencilled linen covers, based on photographs of the originals.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh, 1868-1928, was an innovative architect and designer. He created a look which became known as the 'Glasgow Style'. He considered everything in a building or interior layout, including light fittings and wall finishes.

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• Online ID: 000-000-099-902-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: Innovators and Innovations (multimedia essay)
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.SVB 2
• Date: Around 1895
  c. 1900
  
• Material: Wood, stained dark green; linen, cream and blue; lead
  Settle
  
• Dimensions: 1830 mm H x 730 mm L x 1425 mm W
  
• What: Settle
  
• Subject: Furniture - rooms - Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and Dunglass Cast (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Charles Rennie Mackintosh (designer)
  
• Where: Scotland, Dunbartonshire, Dunglass Castle
  Scotland, Renfrewshire, Glasgow
  
• Event:
• Description: Settle of dark green wood decorated with two upright panels of cream linen with a blue stencilled design, for Dunglass Castle, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Glasgow, c. 1900
  
• References:
  • Billcliffe, Roger. Charles Rennie Mackintosh: the complete furniture, furniture drawings and interior designs. Guildford: Lutterworth Press, 1979
  • Fiell, Charlotte and Fiell, Peter. Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928). London: Taschen, c1995
  • Kaplan, Wendy (ed.). Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Glasgow: Glasgow Museums, c1996
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