Drawing Instruments presented to C.G.L Phillips

Drawing instruments, stored in wooden case, bearing engraved plate on lid which reads, 'Presented to C.G.L. Phillips on his 17th Birthday by his Father'.The case holds 15 items and includes: dividers, protractors, charcoal holders and ink blocks. At the time Charles would have just begun his course at Dundee Art School, where he was tutored in both free hand and technical drawing. Part of a collection of paintings, etchings and personal effects relating to Charles Gustav Phillips, a prolific Dundee artist. Phillips worked in a variety of media: oils, watercolour and etchings and was particularly known for his landscapes and townscapes of Dundee and the surrounding areas. His work was regularly exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy. He died in 1944 at the age of 80 and his work was bequeathed to Dundee Heritage Trust in 2002 by his son William S Phillips.