The Misses Downie

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Designer (Glass & metal Artist / Designer)
The Misses Downing painted Tasmanian flora and fauna. Their designs were recreated on fine china, for sale in exclusive shops.
Tags: China design
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natural history artists, lived in Rokeby, Tasmania and are said to have designed the plates, cups and saucers painted with Tasmanian birds, flowers and shrubs, which were produced at the Foley China Works in England exclusively for sale from Charles Davis’s hardware shop at Hobart in 1904.

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Staff Writer
Date written:
1999
Last updated:
2011

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References [<ExternalResource: Godden, G.A. (1964), 'Encyclopedia of British Pottery and Porcelain', Barrie and Jenkins, London, England.>, <ExternalResource: Alexander, Alison (1999), 'From Convict to Capitalist: The Career of Charles Davis', Proceedings of the Tasmanian Historical Research Association, Volume 46 Issue 1 (March, page 53.>]