Letter to the Editor: "Watts rhymes with Pots"

John Wolseley and G. F. Watts’s brush pot by Mary Watts.

Authors

  • John Wolseley
  • Alison Inglis

Abstract

Letter to editors from contemporary artist John Wolseley on G. F. Watts's brush pot, passed down to him from his artist-father, Garnet Ruskin Wolseley, who had acquired it from Watts's studio sale. The ornate pot was made by his wife, Mary Watts, stands 20cm high, and is inscribed with mottos.

Author Biographies

  • John Wolseley

    Artist, Studio Whipstick Forest

  • Alison Inglis

    Dr Alison Inglis | Fellow,  Art History and Curatorship
    School of Culture and Communication | Faculty of Arts
    The University of Melbourne

Mary Seton Watts (attributed), Watts’s Brush Pot, c. 1885-1900, terracotta vase, height 20.4 cm. John Wolseley Collection. Photo: Jane Brown.

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Published

2022-10-19

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 2 (2022): Pre-Raphaelitism in Australasia (Part 2)

Section

Notes and Documents

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How to Cite

Wolseley, J., & Inglis, A. (2022). Letter to the Editor: "Watts rhymes with Pots": John Wolseley and G. F. Watts’s brush pot by Mary Watts. Australasian Journal of Victorian Studies, 26(2), 85-88. https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/AJVS/article/view/16513