Queen Elizabeth II 1977 Silver Jubilee ~ Mary Wondrausch Slipware Plate

Rare Mary Wondrausch the great English potter; Queen Elizabeth 1977 Silver Jubilee Plate. These fabulous abstract plate was made by Mary and was really the catalyst to her career. She was a well known and respected art teacher, and after studying ceramics in the 60s moved to starting her own business in the 1970s, starting off in her garden shed, before the ordered started to pour in and she moved main production to her house in Godalming, Surry, England. Her works were commissioned by high retailers such as Harrods and Liberties. In the Queen’s Sliver Jubilee Year, 1977, she sold commemorative wares such as this top tier department stores such as Liberty and Harrods, so they were always recognized as top tier items. At the same time she was trying to find direct markets, acting completely against the pottery mainstream. Commissioned commemorative wares became the backbone of her craft. About 9.25" in diameter with no chips or cracks. A beautiful and rare item, which with it's happy and abstract view of what could be viewed as one of the biggest displays of pomp possible, it brought such events to the people.