Skip to main content
Image Not Available for Two Horizons
Two Horizons
Image Not Available for Two Horizons

Two Horizons

Artist (Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Recipient (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
Publisher (founded 1961)
Date1998
Object NameBoxed Thread Spools
Mediumcard, ink, tissue, cotton thread, plastic
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsBox: 3.8 x 10 x 3.6cm
Thread Spool (Each): 3.3 x 3cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017611
Keywords
About MeBox containing two spools of thread - one Adonis Blue, the other Aircraft Grey, both Sylko brand - designed by Ian Hamilton Finlay and published by the Wild Hawthorn Press for Christmas 1998. The spools are separated in the box by a small piece of scrunched tissue. The box has an inner lid with the title and publication details printed on it. The outer has been addressed to Joyce Laing in Ian Hamilton Finlay's handwriting and posted 1st class 10 December 1998.

This work is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing, OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend and sent her an example of each new poem, print and multiple as it was made.
Image Not Available for Photograph of Cones of Yarn Being Shrink Wrapped, Broadford Works
Photograph of Cones of Yarn Being Shrink Wrapped, Broadford Works
Jim Mustard
1992 - 2002
Photograph of a Winder at Richards, Broadford Works
Photograph of a Winder at Richards, Broadford Works
Jim Mustard
1992 - 2002
Image Not Available for Ian Hamilton Finlay Commission in the Grounds of the Serpentine Gallery
Ian Hamilton Finlay Commission in the Grounds of the Serpentine Gallery
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1998
Louis Treize
Louis Treize
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
I was a member of the National Trust
I was a member of the National Trust
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1986
Waldemar* is the venom in the liberal snake
Waldemar* is the venom in the liberal snake
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Oak/Bark/Boat
Oak/Bark/Boat
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1998
"Nature is the Devil in a fancy waistcoat."
"Nature is the Devil in a fancy waistcoat."
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Wildflower: A Mean Term Between Revolution and Virtue
Wildflower: A Mean Term Between Revolution and Virtue
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Image Not Available for Correspondence between Ian Hamilton Finlay, Sue Finlay and the National Trust
Correspondence between Ian Hamilton Finlay, Sue Finlay and the National Trust
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1986
Image Not Available for Spools Of Macrame Yarn(2)
Spools Of Macrame Yarn(2)
1970 - 1980
Image Not Available for Photograph of Foreman Checking Yarn at Richards, Broadford Works
Photograph of Foreman Checking Yarn at Richards, Broadford Works
Jim Mustard
1992 - 2002
Image Not Available for Photograph of Foreman and Quality Control Checker at Richards, Broadford Works
Photograph of Foreman and Quality Control Checker at Richards, Broadford Works
Jim Mustard
1992 - 2002
Image Not Available for 6 Typing Ribbons
6 Typing Ribbons
1970s/80s
Image Not Available for Photograph of a Winder at Richards, Broadford Works
Photograph of a Winder at Richards, Broadford Works
Jim Mustard
1992 - 2002
Image Not Available for Letters from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the British Council and the Editor of the Guardian
Letters from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the British Council and the Editor of the Guardian
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1986
Hedgehog Garden Hint
Hedgehog Garden Hint
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
"Paris is the sink of all vices..."
"Paris is the sink of all vices..."
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1988
Committee of General Security
Committee of General Security
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Little Sparta - Der Garten - The Garden
Little Sparta - Der Garten - The Garden
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1998
Image Not Available for Envelope with "Kingdom of Fife" Postage Stamp
Envelope with "Kingdom of Fife" Postage Stamp
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1982
Image Not Available for Photograph of a Hanker at Richards, Broadford Works
Photograph of a Hanker at Richards, Broadford Works
Jim Mustard
1992 - 2002
Image Not Available for Black the Third Eye - Free Arts - Strathclyde: The Infernal Region
Black the Third Eye - Free Arts - Strathclyde: The Infernal Region
Ian Hamilton Finlay
13 August 1979
Image Not Available for Press Release from the Saint-Just Vigilantes
Press Release from the Saint-Just Vigilantes
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1986