“Fairyland Lustre” Coffee Cup and Saucer, c. 1920

In 1909, Daisy Makeig-Jones was hired by the Wedgwood firm in Staffordshire, England, to decorate pottery. She would go on to develop the “Fairyland” luster pattern, which combined dazzling iridescent glazes with motifs from fairytales and would serve to revitalize the Wedgwood brand.

Fairyland and Makeig-Jones were the subject of a Curious Objects Podcast interview with Bailey Tichenor.