Cecily Mary Barker THE WILLOW-CATKIN FAIRY Mounted Vintage Print 1920s
Fully mounted in bevelled mount, and ready to hang in standard 8" x 6" frame.
Presented in a clear resealable bag, making it an ideal gift for any occasion - for example new baby, christening, child's birthday or gift for that spiritual friend or nature lover.
Note: this is an original book plate/print carefully removed from a dis-bound copy of ‘Flower Fairies of the Spring", published by Blackie & Sons. Genuine item from a 1920s publication, not a copy or reprint.
Cicely Mary Barker was born 28th June 1895 in Croydon in Surrey. An eipileptic, she was cared for at home by her parents. She began her art education as a girl with correspondence courses and instruction at the Croydon School of Art. Her first book, Flower Fairies of the Spring, was published in 1923 as she continued her art training at Croydon School of Art between the 1920s & 1940s, eventually accepting a teaching role there. Spending her later years in Storrington, Sussex, she died at Worthing Hospital on 16th February 1973, aged 77 years.
A biography of Cicely Mary Barker will be included with your print.
All prints are packaged very securely with card inserted to ensure they are not bent in transit.
Free 2nd class postage to UK only. For all other services or overseas, I will gladly combine postage, please email for cost.