Gordon Highlander's Museum, Aberdeen
Morning Glass recently completed repairs to a number of historic glass windows at the Gordon Highlander's Museum in Aberdeen.
The museum is situated in St Lukes, in the western part of the city. St Luke's was originally a small property called Kepplestone Cottage, located within the grounds of Kepplestone Mansion (formerly the residence of Aberdeen art dealer Alexander Macdonald, now demolished). Artist George Reid RSA purchased it in 1874 and used it as a simple summer retreat for a couple of years before architect William Leiper oversaw extensive renovations. The renovations turned the building into a "Medieval inspired Arts & Crafts House" by adding a second floor with oriel windows, a stair tower, a studio, a musicians gallery, and a corridor link to the studio. Reid moved into the property in the spring of 1878.
The building features several stained glass panels, including some fragments from the 17th and 18th centuries that Reid collected during his travels in Europe. Additionally, there are painted quarries depicting Scottish wildlife scattered throughout the large windows on the east wall of Reid's studio. A small door in the museum, formerly the main entrance door to the studio, features more animal motifs and may be by the artist Daniel Cottier.
