On the first floor, previously the parlour
On the first floor, previously the parlour
Severe cracks and detached sections discovered
Ceiling with paint removed, plaster resupported by stainless steel fixings
Scrimming the joints between sections of the ceiling
Designed by William Chambers in 1759
Donated by B Scott
Orlando Oldham, member of council from 1970-1975 gave the Society the occasional table which he privately commissioned John Makepeace to design. The table is made by a combination ot turnery, joinery and carving from a single tree of English burr elm, the burr being a natural phenomenon giving rise to the highly complex and decorative grain.
Bequeathed to the Society by Viscount Bennett, President, on his death in 1947, had been presented to him by the Kiwanis Club of Calgary in 1939. On indefinite loan to the Ranchmen's Club of Calgary since 1967
Designed for use on the Council table by Robert Welch RDI, provided by money bequeathed to the Society by various people. The pieces are inscribed with the name of the benefactors. The Society's emblem and monogram, based on designs by William Gardner have been engraved on the pieces by T Wise.
Designed for use on the Council table by Robert Welch RDI, provided by money bequeathed to the Society by various people. The pieces are inscribed with the name of the benefactors. The Society's emblem and monogram, based on designs by William Gardner have been engraved on the pieces by T Wise.
Presented to the Society by Moore in 1766. Moved to St Paul's Cray in Kent, RSA Examinations and Printing Department in 1965
Possibility that this could be the Duke of Richmond, Vice President of the Society
Copy print from an album presented to the Society in 1951 by Miss Ethel Symonds of St Albans, through the agency of Mr W G Ardley. Photographs in album taken during and after Lieutenant General Sir F Roberts advance to Kabul, Afghanistan. Album sold 1989/90.
Part of a series of drawings on linen manufacture in Ireland. Presented to the Society by the artist in 1785.