Lot 1645: Ellen Mary Rope (1855-1934) "The Nativity",

Ellen Mary Rope (1855-1934) "The Nativity", polychrome plaster relief panel, 33cm by 58cm This plaque was exhibited at The Williamson Art Gallery & Museum and H Blairman & Sons Ltd, 1997, catalogue No.48. Ellen Mary Rope was born into a large family at Grove Farm, Blaxhall, Suffolk. She studied drawing with philanthropist reformer Octavia Hill and at Ipswich School of Art. She became interested in sculpture while at the Slade School at University College London. She participated in the Arts & Crafts Society Exhibitions and began designing decorative arts for Della Robbia Pottery, Birkenhead from 1896.