Overview
Strathyre Studio was a small artist-led pottery-decorating business which flourished for two decades from the 1920s in the Perthshire village of Strathyre.
It was run by Mary Ramsay and Jessie Wilson with occasional controbutions from Maggie McDonald – all three graduates of the Glasgow School of Art.
Blanks were bought in from various manufacturers, including Holyrood, decorated and sent out for firing.
Like other studios, Strathyre struggled through WWII and the post-war austerity only to face cheap wares from Staffordshire. The three women died in the 1960s.
Main Products
The studio bought in their blanks from Holyrood, including buttons, and many biscuitware examples have survived.
They also painted decoration over the glaze in various styles.
Ramsay’s favourite motif was of entangled clematis flowers in various colours
Articles in SPHR
- 27 - Strathyre Revisited - Heather Jack
- 13 - Strathyre Studio - Kay Dickson
Articles in The Bulletin (Members only)
- 59 - Strathyre Studio Blanks - Douglas bowie & Heather Jack
Typical Backstamps and Monograms
“Mary A Ramsay”, “Strathyre”, “J D Wilson”, diagram of black cat
Other Publications & Links
- Henry Taylor Wyse - Elizabth Cummings & Heather Jack 2016