The Wassail

(1900)

Together with his wife Margaret, Mackintosh designed two large plastered panels to decorate the famous Ingram Street Tea Rooms in Glasgow. It was an assignment from the light-hearted businesswoman Kate Cranson, whose Glasgow Tea-rooms became world famous for their advanced architecture and interior design.

The tittle "The Wassail" refers to a banquet traditionally held at Halloween following the end of the harvest season.