Oval Room

Today I took a small group on a Mackintosh Tour of Glasgow.

During our visit to The House for an Art Lover I took this unusual shot of the Oval Room.

This was originally the Ladies Room, where Edwardian ladies were expected to withdraw after dining with their gentlemen. It is delicately formed in an oval shape, Mackintosh’s customary feminine symbol. The oval shape is expressed throughout the room incorporating the window as well the fireplace, wall cupboards and the stained glass ceiling light.

No interior details were given by Mackintosh for this room. The light fitting, fireplace and window seats have been created from photographic evidence of a related design from another Mackintosh interior – Hous’hill (now demolished).