MOORCROFT MILLSIDE Pottery Vase by Rachel Bishop 2018 BOXED In 1914 Mackintosh left Glasgow and moved to his new home, Millside, in the village of Walberswick on the Suffolk coast, where there was a small artists’ colony. The intention was to find peace and seclusion. He devoted himself to watercolor painting and produced some of the finest flower studies of his career. Here Mackintosh could wander the quiet country lanes grow plants in his small garden and enjoy watching nature come alive. Flowers such as tulips reoccurred in his art and continued in his later textile designs. His designs showed his lifelong interest in plant forms, and it was these floral motifs of Mackintosh’s that inspired Rachel. The stylized tulips and latticework in Millside have a jewel-like quality, enhanced by Rachel’s clever use of colored tube lining slip. Extravagant tall vessel featuring tube-line decorations of stylized tulips and lattice work, set against a cream-colored ground. The artist signed to the underside. Moorcroft Made In England impressed back stamp. This item has its original box. Box measures: 11.25"L x 5.25"W x 5"H.
