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Free-standing Plaque

DesignerDesigned by Majel Davidson (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1885 - 1969)

ManufacturerManufactured by Gushetneuk Pottery (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1927 - 1935)

Date1927-1935

Object NamePlaque

Mediumglazed earthenware

ClassificationsCeramics

Dimensions16 x 18 x 0.5cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 2011 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.

LocationOn Display - Gallery 12

Object numberABDMS084510

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About MeMajel Davidson was born in Aberdeen in 1885 and educated at Aberdeen High School and Gray's School of Art, where she specialised in painting and pottery, completing her studies about 1907. In 1908-9 she studied painting in the studios of Guerin in Paris and her work is influenced by the Scottish Colourists. She established Gushetneuk Pottery (c. 1927 to 1935) near her family home in Cults, producing practical tableware and more decorative ceramics with art deco designs. She died at Powis near Stirling in 1969.
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Majel Davidson studied at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen and established Gushetneuk Pottery near Cults. This plaque is decorated with stylised flowers some of which look like dripping umbrellas.

Exhibitions

Gallery 12 - Art Deco