Patterdale in the Lake District was also home to Anne MacBeth, an important Arts and Crafts designer. She previously taught embroidery at Glasgow School of Art and examples of her work can be seen in St Patrick’s Church in Patterdale. MacBeth also decorated blank ceramics with her hand painted floral designs as in this example.
Dinner plate with hand-painted decoration by Anne MacBeth, 1910-30.
Large pink rose surrounded by pale blue and yellow flowers in the centre. The rim is painted with single green leaves interspersed with four small blue flower sprigs. The edge of the plate is outlined in blue. This plate has a white ground with ribbed rim and does not have a manufacturer's mark.
MacBeth was purely a ceramic decorator and applied her hand-painted designs to ceramic blanks. She taught embroidery at Glasgow School of Art and was an important Arts and Crafts designer associated with the Glasgow School and Charles Rennie Mackintosh. From 1921 to 1948 she lived in Patterdale, Cumbria. St Patrick's Church, Patterdale contains some of her embroideries. She published five books on embroidery and textiles.
There are these inscriptions on the exhibit:
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery collection, purchase 2010
Image © Angus Mitchell
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