A Fairyland Bowl, Wedgwood, designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones
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A Fairyland Bowl
Wedgwood
designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones (1881–1945)
porcelain
From Wikipedia:
"Susannah Margaretta ‘Daisy’ Makeig-Jones … was a pottery designer for Wedgwood.[1] She is best known for her Fairyland Lustre series.[2][3][4]
Makeig-Jones was born in Wath-upon-Dearne near Rotherham, Yorkshire, the eldest of seven children. Her father, K. Geoffrey Makeig-Jones, was of Welsh descent and was a medical doctor, and her mother was the daughter of Thomas Reeder, a solicitor. Makeig-Jones was taught by a governess at home, then attended a boarding school near Rugby. After her family moved to Torquay, she entered the Torquay School of Art.[3] After discussions with the managing director of Wedgwood, Cecil Wedgwood, Makeig-Jones joined the firm as an apprentice painter in 1909.[5] After two years at Wedgwood, Makeig-Jones, clearly talented, started to design tableware in 1911.
Attracted to the fanciful, she began to design Oriental dragon patterns in 1913. She moved on to her signature Fairyland Lustre design in 1915, a year after the war in Europe started.[6][7]
These lines were just what were needed at Wedgwood, which was in a slack period when the Fairyland Lustre series was released, according to Nicholas Dawes, an independent New York antiques dealer. ‘Many Europeans were looking for something to escape from the horrors of war,’[6] continues Dawes, who describes the goblins and floating fairies in the pottery's neon landscapes as ‘escapist stuff, real fantastical.’[6]
Dawes notes that the rise of Makeig-Jones within Wedgwood was unusual not only because she was a woman, but also because she rose from within the company's ranks, an exception to the well-known designers that Wedgwood normally brought in from outside. The Fairyland Lustre line proved immensely popular across the Atlantic during the Roaring 20s, providing Wedgwood a popular and pricey product with which to penetrate the lucrative American market. But soon Makeig-Jones' Art Nouveau fairies faded from fashion. Dawes says it was no surprise that the line was discontinued in 1929.[6] ‘It had been around long enough that people were getting tired of it,’ Dawes continues, ‘and with the Depression, the American market just dried up.’[6] ... "
Wedgwood
designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones (1881–1945)
porcelain
From Wikipedia:
"Susannah Margaretta ‘Daisy’ Makeig-Jones … was a pottery designer for Wedgwood.[1] She is best known for her Fairyland Lustre series.[2][3][4]
Makeig-Jones was born in Wath-upon-Dearne near Rotherham, Yorkshire, the eldest of seven children. Her father, K. Geoffrey Makeig-Jones, was of Welsh descent and was a medical doctor, and her mother was the daughter of Thomas Reeder, a solicitor. Makeig-Jones was taught by a governess at home, then attended a boarding school near Rugby. After her family moved to Torquay, she entered the Torquay School of Art.[3] After discussions with the managing director of Wedgwood, Cecil Wedgwood, Makeig-Jones joined the firm as an apprentice painter in 1909.[5] After two years at Wedgwood, Makeig-Jones, clearly talented, started to design tableware in 1911.
Attracted to the fanciful, she began to design Oriental dragon patterns in 1913. She moved on to her signature Fairyland Lustre design in 1915, a year after the war in Europe started.[6][7]
These lines were just what were needed at Wedgwood, which was in a slack period when the Fairyland Lustre series was released, according to Nicholas Dawes, an independent New York antiques dealer. ‘Many Europeans were looking for something to escape from the horrors of war,’[6] continues Dawes, who describes the goblins and floating fairies in the pottery's neon landscapes as ‘escapist stuff, real fantastical.’[6]
Dawes notes that the rise of Makeig-Jones within Wedgwood was unusual not only because she was a woman, but also because she rose from within the company's ranks, an exception to the well-known designers that Wedgwood normally brought in from outside. The Fairyland Lustre line proved immensely popular across the Atlantic during the Roaring 20s, providing Wedgwood a popular and pricey product with which to penetrate the lucrative American market. But soon Makeig-Jones' Art Nouveau fairies faded from fashion. Dawes says it was no surprise that the line was discontinued in 1929.[6] ‘It had been around long enough that people were getting tired of it,’ Dawes continues, ‘and with the Depression, the American market just dried up.’[6] ... "
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