Wedgwood, Daisy Makeig-jones, Designer

(1881–1945)

Fairyland Lustre Plate

c. 1924–1932

Ceramic

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John K. Olsen

2003.1.46

The design of these child-like “imps” was inspired by Rose O’Neill’s Kewpie Doll. Makeig-Jones borrowed liberally from book illustration, which fired her imagination, especially the “Colour Fairy Books” series edited by Andrew Lang.

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