CLARE LEIGHTON ON WEDGWOOD GETTING MORE ATTENTION

Clare Leighton's New England Industries plates have been receiving quite a bit of press recently, perhaps because The Yale Center for British Art, in New Haven, CT, does such a great job of letting the world know about its holdings. Long a center for things British, as their name suggests, The Yale Center now contains the extensive archive of her prepatory work for the N E Industries series of Queen's Ware plates. There are many drawings for each scene, all of which characterize the various activities and enterprises undertaken in New England such as farming, grist milling, tobacco growing (who knew tobacco was grown in CT and VT?) and of course sugaring and others. This month's The Magazine Antiques, now in the mailboxes of subscribers, offers a very well illustrated and informative article on the subject of Clare's plates which begins on page 184. For Wedgwood collectors and Leighton fans, the article is well worth the price of the magazine on the stands if one doesn't subscribe. As an added bonus, the magazine also contains a splendid article on transfer printed wares, also well illustrated. On the back cover is a Jeff Bridgman ad for a splendid Civil War Flag and an ad from Stephen Score for a hand pieced appliqued cotton quilt called the Freedom Quilt, c1880. It is a magnificent quilt whose message is as vibrant today as when it was made! Both of these ads include gorgeous full color pictures of the items described. Enjoy this issue and learn so much about Clare and her prints & plates. I have received an inquiry from a lady who has a set of New England Industries plates for sale, just email me!
Here is a website if you can't wait to learn about Clare or don't have access to the magazine.