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Pottery Centrepiece

Manufacturer Majel Davidson (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1885 - 1969)

Datec. 1929

Object NameCentrepiece

Mediumearthenware

ClassificationsCeramics

DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 30.2 cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 1988.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS014557

Keywords

About MeMajel (Margaret Jemima Elizabeth) 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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Beautiful glazed pottery centrepiece featuring a nude figure basking in the glory of nature. Davidson was well-known for producing practical tableware and more decorative ceramics with art deco designs.