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Jet Jardine
Born
Bridget Semple Jardine

(1881-10-22)22 October 1881
Died18 November 1964(1964-11-18) (aged 83)
NationalityScottish

Jet Jardine (22 October 1881 - 18 November 1964) was a Scottish painter.[1][2]

Life

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Her father was Charles Kennedy Jardine (1 October 1848 - 5 May 1902) from Maybole in Ayrshire. He became a printer. He worked for the British Government in British Guiana, now Guyana. He was the proprietor of the Demerera Daily Chronicle newspaper. On his death his estate was valued at £5953, 6 shillings and 8 pence.

Her mother was Bridget Hannigan Semple (27 November 1851 - 27 May 1920) from Glasgow. Charles and Bridget married on 11 February 1875 in Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, British Guinea, now Guyana. Altogether Charles and Bridget had 5 children.

Bridget Semple Jardine, known as Jet, was born in Rhu, near Helensburgh, Argyll on 22 October 1881. She had a twin sister Mary Newman Jack Jardine born on the same day.

Their sister Aeta Jardine also became an artist. Both Jet and Aeta stayed together throughout their life.

Art

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Death

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She died on 18 November 1964 in Brighton, England.

Works

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References

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  1. ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
  2. ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.


Category:1881 births Category:1964 deaths Category:Scottish women painters