Leather armrest with ashtray

This material is held atGlasgow School of Art Archives and Collections

Scope and Content

Brown embossed leather with decorative pewter plates, surmounted by a small ashtray.

Administrative / Biographical History

William Reid Hunter was born in Alloa on the 24th of February 1896 to Nellie Lennox Hunter (née Reid) and George Hunter, a grocer. He studied drawing and painting at The Glasgow School of Art for a year in 1914 before enlisting with the Royal Army Medical Corps. He returned to the School in 1918, where he continued to study drawing and painting until 1924 while working as a teacher. He is listed on the School's World War One Roll of Honour.

Acquisition Information

Elizabeth Thompson, 24.06.2010.

Note

William Reid Hunter was born in Alloa on the 24th of February 1896 to Nellie Lennox Hunter (née Reid) and George Hunter, a grocer. He studied drawing and painting at The Glasgow School of Art for a year in 1914 before enlisting with the Royal Army Medical Corps. He returned to the School in 1918, where he continued to study drawing and painting until 1924 while working as a teacher. He is listed on the School's World War One Roll of Honour.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Brown embossed leather with decorative pewter plates.
Dimensions: 340 mm length

Related Material

Forms one of a pair of ashtray armrests with NMC/1040B

Additional Information

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