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The drawing, which shows a wall of fitted wardrobes and a fireplace, is typical of Mackintosh's simple designs for bedrooms. Mackintosh has written notes along the bottom of the drawing, which describe the different features of the room. Mackintosh was an accomplished painter and this drawing shows his graphic skills and style.<br><br><b>Place</b><br>The Hill House was designed for the Glasgow publisher Walter W. Blackie.  Blackie wanted a 'practical house' and Mackintosh designed every detail. He planned the living spaces before he did the exterior elevations.  The outside of the house is derived from the Scottish vernacular but the inside is very innovative.  The L-shaped bedroom was divided into two distinct spaces, one containing the bed and wardrobes and the other, shown in this drawing, also intended to be used as a dayroom by Mrs Blackie.<br><br><b>Design & Designing</b><br>The wardrobes and door in this design are decorated with squares of leaded glass, which add some colour. The rigid geometric patterns Mackintosh uses in this design were a move away from the stylised naturalistic decoration of his earlier work.","physicalDescription":"Landscape format architectural design drawing with a few features highlighted in either green or purple watercolour.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Mackintosh, Charles Rennie","id":"A8638"},"association":{"text":"designer","id":"AAT25190"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Drawing, pencil and watercolour on paper","categories":[{"text":"Interiors","id":"THES48933"},{"text":"Architecture","id":"THES48993"},{"text":"Designs","id":"THES48968"}],"styles":[{"text":"Victorian","id":"x29321"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"PDP","id":"THES48595"},"images":["2006AT5634","2006AY9207"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"LVLD","id":"THES49658"},"free":"","case":"DR","shelf":"150","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"designs","id":"AAT102051"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Scotland","id":"x29130"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1903","earliest":"1903-01-01","latest":"1903-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by James Meldrum","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"36.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"73","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Dimensions checked: Measured; 10/10/2000 by PaperCons","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"Variously inscribed with the names of features of the design and with the artist's address 'Glasgow 140, Bath Street'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":"A8877"},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":""}],"objectHistory":"Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (born in Glasgow, 1868, died in London, 1928) for Hill House, Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Design for the north wall of the main bedroom of Hill House, Helensburgh","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"<u>Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1968 </u> London: HMSO, 1969"}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"Furniture","id":"AAT37680"},{"text":"Wardrobes","id":"AAT39237"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"<b>Charles Rennie Mackintosh\r\n(1868-1928)</b>\r\nDesign for a bedroom wall,\r\nThe Hill House, Helensburgh\r\nBritish, 1903\r\nPencil and watercolour\r\n\r\nThe Hill House was commissioned by\r\nthe published W W Blackie on the\r\nrecommendation of the designer Talwin\r\nMorris. Externally the influences are Voysey\r\nand the Scottish vernacular. The interior is \r\ntypical of Mackintosh. This design is for the\r\nmain bedroom which is finished in white \r\nwith only small areas of colour. The\r\nelongated forms on the distinctively Scottish\r\nart nouveau developed by Mackintosh have\r\nan oriental feel. Mackintosh was an\r\naccomplished painter and this drawing\r\nshows his graphic skills and style. Despite\r\ngaining a substantial reputation in Europe,\r\nhe received few commissions in the last\r\ntwo decades of his life.\r\n\r\nE.841-1968\r\nGiven by James Meldrum","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null}},{"text":"British Galleries:\nCharles Rennie Mackintosh designed the living spaces for the Blackie family at Hill House, Helensburgh, before he did the exterior elevations. The main bedroom was divided into intimate spaces. This design indicates a steel fire surround, coloured tiles and a chair set into an inglenook. Mackintosh's notes explain the drawing's features.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["E.841-1968"],"accessionNumberNum":"841","accessionNumberPrefix":"E","accessionYear":1968,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LR1458","2019LP5822","2019LU9402"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-05-09","recordCreationDate":"1999-12-15","availableToBook":false}}