Illustration by Florence Teare for Sophia Morrison's 'Manx Fairy Tales' (The Fairy Child of Close ny Lheiy)
Date made: c.1929
Description: Illustration for the story 'The Fairy Child of Close ny Lheiy'. Calligraphy reads 'O(ne)' (capital letter of first word of story). The illustration was drawn by Mrs Florence Teare née Norris at suggestion of Archibald Knox, her then art teacher and used by him in 'Manx Fairy Tales' (information from Mrs Teare, 1982).
The publication 'Manx Fairy Tales' by Sophia Morrison was first published in 1911 and reprinted in 1929 with title pages for each story illustrated by Archibald Knox. 'The Fairy Child of Close ny Lheiy' is hand-written in pencil on the illustration.
Materials: Paper: Pen & Ink
Object name: illustration
Collection: Art Collection
ID number: 1970-0149/21