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Mary Seton Watts and the Compton pottery

Calvert, Hilary, author, Boreham, Louise, author

Overview

This comprehensive book is both a biographical exploration of the early life of Mary Seton Watts and a survey of the pottery she designed. Her roots in Scotland, her artistic career and her marriage to the Victorian artist George Frederic Watts all influenced the design of the Grade 1 listed Cemetery Chapel at Compton and the art potteries which she then set up, both in Compton (The Potters' Arts Guild) and in her home village near Inverness. The pottery at Compton was in business for more than fifty years, making terracotta garden ware, memorials and small decorative pieces. It remained open through two World Wars and a trade depression. This highly illustrated publication showcases the beautiful and individual pieces of pottery and is a fitting tribute to the ability of Mary Watts to coordinate both people and resources.

• Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers
• Subject: Watts, Mary S. Homes and haunts England Compton (Guildford) / Pottery England Compton (Guildford) History. / Pottery England Compton (Guildford) History Pictorial works.
• ISBN: 1781300852, 9781781300855

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
NK4210.W36 C35 2019	1	BOOK	ARTS