Susannah Margaretta "Daisy" Makeig-Jones (1881-1945) 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. Susannah Margaretta Makeig-Jones (l88l-l945) was an important designer for Wedgwood in the period around the First World War and is mainly recognised for her Fairyland Lustre work. Known from childhood as 'Daisy', she was born on 31 December 1881 at Wath-upon-Dearne, near Rotherham, Yorkshire where her father had a medical practice.
DAISY MAKEIGJONES (18811945) FOR WEDGWOOD 'FAIRYLAND LUSTRE' IMPERIAL
Daisy Makeig-Jones (1881-1945) is perhaps best known for her Fairyland Lustre wares, lavishly-decorated pieces which depicted fantastical scenes of her own imagination. Lesser discussed, however, are her early pieces, referred to as Ordinary Lustres or China Lustres. Though monikered "ordinary," these non-Fairyland lustres were anything but. The line was designed by an eccentric woman named Daisy Makeig-Jones, an artist who talked her way into a job as an apprentice painter for Wedgwood, and then convinced management that she. Daisy Makeig-Jones was among the best-known ceramic designers in the early 20th century, a period when Wedgwood and other companies employed many women as designers and artisans. Makeig-Jones was born in Yorkshire, England, to a middle-class family that supported her artistic ambitions. Wedgwood Fairyland. Fairyland Lustre is the name given to a type of lustrous and brightly coloured decorative china made by the factory of Josiah Wedgwood and Sons under the artistic direction of Daisy Makeig-Jones between 1916 and 1941. Bone China had only been used in the production of tablewares until the introduction of 'China fancies.
DAISY MAKEIGJONES, a porcelain fairyland lustre bowl Wedgwood. Bukowskis
March 25, 2021 Highlights By Louise Irvine Ninety years ago, in April 1931, Daisy Makeig Jones left Wedgwood after a blazing row with Josiah Wedgwood IV. Initially, she had been asked to retire from her position as the designer of Fairyland Lustre, but she refused and continued to come to work. Daisy Makeig-Jones, Empire bowl, ca. 1916-31; Bone china with underglaze, luster, and gilding; Exterior color scheme: Black Fairyland; Pattern: Leapfrogging Elves; Private collection, photo Lee Stalsworth Daisy Makeig-Jones explains the quirky world of nymphs and elves in Some Glimpses of Fairyland, shown in the illustration above. In this 1921 marketing pamphlet released by Wedgwood, Makeig-Jones weaves popular children's tales by Hans Christian Andersen or the Brothers Grimm with fables of her own making. Makeig-Jones, Daisy, 1881-1945, Makeig-Jones, Daisy, 1881-1945, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Wedgwood fairyland lustre, Wedgwood fairyland lustre Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; americana Contributor Internet Archive Language English
Daisy MakeigJones Wedgwood, Fairyland series Luster Bowl by Daisy
It's a design by one of the most prolific and progressive ceramic designers of the early 20th century - Daisy Makeig-Jones. Makeig-Jones Making History Wedgwood Lustre Lily tray/bowl. (Photo courtesy Quinn's Auction Gallery) 2 Pictured at left is a Wedgwood Lustre Lily tray/bowl in the "Gondola Fairy" pattern, designed by Makeig-Jones in 1920. WASHINGTON—The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) presents Casting a Spell: Ceramics by Daisy Makeig-Jones, on view May 1-Aug.16, 2015. This spotlight exhibition presents 38 ceramic pieces by early 20th-century designer Daisy Makeig-Jones (1881-1945) on loan from a private collection, featuring fairies, imps and goblins arrayed on bowls, vases, cups and boxes. Her […]
Daisy Makeig-Jones died in 1945, but her fairyland scenes have grown and continue to grow in popularity. Because of her early retirement scarcity plays a large part in boosting saleroom prices for Fairyland Lustre and very little actually comes to the market. Fairyland lustre ware is the type of item that can be overlooked at an auction. Curations No Ordinary Lustre: Daisy Makeig-Jones's China Lustres Daisy Makeig-Jones was the first staff female designer at Wedgwood. Her whimsical Fairyland Lustres are still highly sought after today.
DAISY MAKEIGJONES, ascribed a Wedgwood Fairyland lustre porcelain bowl
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