Mead, Mary Grace (1906-1912)
Mead, Mary Grace
Address not stated; carver (fl.1906-12)
Believed to have been a student of George Jack (1855-1931) at the Central School of Arts & Crafts, Southampton Row, London in the first decade of the twentieth century, Mead was the carver of a walnut settle, designed by Jack, which was exhibited at the 1910 Arts and Crafts Exhibition (cat. no. 309). The carving on the 4 panels on the back depicted the story of Red Riding Hood, with the newel posts representing the wolf and heroine.
Examples of Mead's carving work was also shown displayed at the Arts & Crafts Exhibitions, 1906 (cat. no. 427, a carved wood alms dish) & 1912 (cat. nos. 32, 33, 151C, three carved animals).
Her address was listed as 2 Russell Road, Kensington, 1906-12, and at 5b Clareville Grove, South Kensington in directories of the mid-1920s.
Sources: Arts & Crafts Exhibition Catalogues, 1888-1916; Clarke, ‘George Jack, Master Woodcarver of the Arts & Crafts Movement’, The Decorative Arts Society 1850 to the Present (2007).
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