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Domino table
Mackintosh, Charles Rennie, born 1868 - died 1928 - Enlarge image
Domino table
- Object:
Domino table
- Place of origin:
Glasgow, Scotland (probably, made)
- Date:
ca. 1907 (made)
ca. 1907 (designed) - Artist/Maker:
Mackintosh, Charles Rennie, born 1868 - died 1928 (designer)
Francis and James Smith Ltd. (manufacturer) - Materials and Techniques:
Stained oak
- Credit Line:
Given by the Glasgow School of Art
- Museum number:
CIRC.129-1958
- Gallery location:
British Galleries, room 125g, case 2
Object Type
This table and chair are one of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's simplest and most practical designs for Miss Cranston's Glasgow tea rooms. The legs are formed by intersecting planks of oak which taper gently outwards at the bottom. A circular top and four lower shelves have been joined to the legs providing surfaces for refreshments and playing games.
Places
The design was originally executed for the Argyle Street Tea Rooms. This particular example, however, came from the Ingram Street Tea Rooms. It is not known whether Mackintosh revived the design, probably around 1911, or whether in fact some of the tables were taken there when the Argyle Street rooms closed in 1920.
Ownership & Use
The top surface of the table was used for playing dominoes, a popular Glasgow pastime. The lower shelves held cups and plates and the unused dominoes of the four players.
Design & Designing
Mackintosh often made use of the details of construction for decorative purposes. For example on this table, the exposed square tenons which attach the legs to the top form a simple geometric pattern adding interest to an otherwise plain surface.
