Before reaching the reconstruction of the interior of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Mcdonald’s Glasgow house at the Hunterian Art Gallery there are some other Mackintosh exhibits to see.

Model of unbuilt house. (This bears many similarities to Hill House in Helensburgh):-

Candlesticks designedby Charles Rennie Mackintosh:-

Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed cutlery:-

book covers. Mackintosh designed many of these for the publisher Blackie:-

Poster and Stair Hanging:-

On our trip west last April, as well as taking in the Willow Tea Rooms  (see previous posts) we also visited the Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed Hill House again.

It’s undergoing evaluation for remediation of the water ingress problems it was suffering from. I showed the cage it has been shrouded in here.

You can see some of the interior features in various posts I made in 2022. Look for Hill House in my search box.

Gates to Hill House:-

Information Boards:-

Some of the harling removed as part of the investigation into procedures to remediate the water ingress problem:-

Adjacent gable:-

Patch as part of remediation investigations:-

Two windows:-

Vertical window:-

Original fabrics at Hill House, some by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh:-

Closer views:-

Display room, Hill House:-

Mackintosh style modern stuff for sale:-

Charles Rennie Mackintosh ‘Rose’ design biscuits in café:-

More Charles Rennie Mackintosh designs from Hill House.

Seating Niche:-

Upper room door:-

Circular table:-

Table and chairs (on different visit):-

Door and decoration:-

Child’s room door:-

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Mantelpieces:-

Bench. Early photographs of Hill House on wall:-

Beds:-

Child’s bed:-

Wall decoration:-

Shelves:-

Bed:-

Bed cover:-

Decoration:-

Bedside table:-

A photo of the wardrobe in Walter Blackie’s bedroom is in this post.

As well as the fireplace in the Drawing Room of Hill House, Helensburgh there are several examples of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s attention to detail with such household fixtures.

Fireplace in study. Note also clock:-

Mrs Blackie’s bedroom fireplace:-

Another upper room fireplace:-

Child’s room fireplace:-

More upper room fireplaces:-

Unmistakable Mackintosh style chair:-

Chair in upper room:-

Chair back, Dining Room:-

Dining room clock:-

Walter Blackie’s Bedroom Wardrobe. Mackintosh designed the wardrobe which was built so that Blackie’s chest of drawers would fit into it:-

Yet more of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s designs for Hill House. See link and posts passim.

Library Entrance. Typical Mackintosh square insets on the cupboard:-

Note curved wooden detailing:-

The detailing is continued through the bookshelves:-

Dining Room dresser – probably brought to the house by the Blackie family. The portrait is of Walter Blackie for whom Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed Hill House.

Even the pantry has Mackintosh designs – heart-shaped cutouts in the lower cupboards:-

Some more of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s designs for Hill House. See link and posts passim.

Ceiling Lamps:-

Floor standing lamp:-

Pendant lamp:-

Ceiling lamp:-

Wall lamp. Note also stencilled wall decoration:-

One of the most emblematic “Mackintosh” style parts of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed Hill House is the stairwell. See link and posts passim.

Stairwell entrance:-

Stairwell and window:-

On right hand wall compared to above:-

Lamp above Stair Landing:-

Carpet on stair landing:-

Iconic Mackintosh chair design. On Hill House stair landing:-