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Object number20536

TitleStrathyre Pottery dish

DescriptionThis small ceramic dish was made by Jessie Wilson of the Strathyre Pottery in around 1930. The dish and its lid have been hand-painted; the piece is decorated in a rich green which beautifully complements the cluster of bright flowers on the lid. Jessie D McCulloch Wilson (1888-1967) was born in Fife and studied at the Glasgow School of Art from 1912. There she met fellow artists Maggie McDonald and Mary Ramsay. Having studied ceramic decoration as part of the course, the three women set up shop at The Studio in Strathyre near Callander in 1926. They were part of a generation of female artists that flourished in Scotland throughout the first half of the 20th century. Wilson was a needlewoman as well as a ceramic painter, well connected in the artistic world – a friend of both Ailsa Craig (who taught Lettering and Illumination at Glasgow School of Art) and the embroiderer Margaret Swanson. At Strathyre, they imported pottery blanks from various manufacturers and decorated them by hand. All three artists produced colourful floral designs that were popular during this period. The pieces were then taken to be fired – Mary Ramsay made the trip to Bo’ness twice every week until around 1940. Despite the tough economic climate of the 1930-40s, they kept the business going for nearly thirty years.

Production date 1930

Object namedish, Covered Dish

ceramics

Materialceramic

Dimensions

lid Diameter: 90 mm
whole Diameter: 120 mm