DOI Heft:
No. 90 (September, 1900)
DOI Artikel:Wood, Esther: The national competition, 1900
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19785#0300
The National Competition, 1900
DESIGNS FOR DESSERT PLATES BY LOUISE LESSORE
The same student sends a good design for an ewer decorative printing in black and colours, the name
and chalice. Among the modelled designs which of Arthur E. Payne is again conspicuous. His
might be carried out in other materials than metal, decorations for the backs of playing cards show
two excellent candlesticks may be noted, one by admirable resource and fertility of invention, and
Arthur Schofield (South Kensington) and the veil a surprising variety of pattern beneath their
other by Bertha Goff (Holloway). Several other delicate colouring. The Scarborough school sus-
distinctive designs strike the eye favourably in tains its reputation for black-and-white design,
passing, such as the newel-post by Ormond though the work of Sunderland Rollinson hardly
E. Collins (Birmingham) and the inn-sign by shows the advance and development that was
Thomas Dugdale (South Kensington). There expected of this student. His magazine cover for
is very little remarkable in the direction of The Puritan is his best achievement of the year,
pottery ; among the most satisfactory examples Charles Wanless reveals a true decorative feeling
are the sgrafitto card-plate by Eric R. Gill and excellent draughtsmanship in his book illustra-
(Chichester) and the quiet and delicately coloured tions. In this field some distinctive and promising
set of dessert plates by Louise Lessore, already work is shown by Janet and Mary Simpson (Lam-
mentioned, beth) and Margaret Thompson (New Cross). No
Among the designs for book illustration and less praiseworthy are some of the Christmas cards
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DESIGNS FOR DESSERT PLATES BY LOUISE LESSORE
The same student sends a good design for an ewer decorative printing in black and colours, the name
and chalice. Among the modelled designs which of Arthur E. Payne is again conspicuous. His
might be carried out in other materials than metal, decorations for the backs of playing cards show
two excellent candlesticks may be noted, one by admirable resource and fertility of invention, and
Arthur Schofield (South Kensington) and the veil a surprising variety of pattern beneath their
other by Bertha Goff (Holloway). Several other delicate colouring. The Scarborough school sus-
distinctive designs strike the eye favourably in tains its reputation for black-and-white design,
passing, such as the newel-post by Ormond though the work of Sunderland Rollinson hardly
E. Collins (Birmingham) and the inn-sign by shows the advance and development that was
Thomas Dugdale (South Kensington). There expected of this student. His magazine cover for
is very little remarkable in the direction of The Puritan is his best achievement of the year,
pottery ; among the most satisfactory examples Charles Wanless reveals a true decorative feeling
are the sgrafitto card-plate by Eric R. Gill and excellent draughtsmanship in his book illustra-
(Chichester) and the quiet and delicately coloured tions. In this field some distinctive and promising
set of dessert plates by Louise Lessore, already work is shown by Janet and Mary Simpson (Lam-
mentioned, beth) and Margaret Thompson (New Cross). No
Among the designs for book illustration and less praiseworthy are some of the Christmas cards
265