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Lucie Emile Shorter (31 July 1887-12 August 1989), also known Lulu Shorter was an Australian designer best know for ***
Early life and education
Lucie Shorter was born in the Sydney suburb of Burwood in 1887 to *x prof and y* prof and died on northern beaches Mona Vale https://www.daao.org.au/bio/lucie-emilie-shorter/
designer, was born in Burwood, Sydney, on 31 July 1887, eldest of the seven children of John Shorter, an agent for several British firms in Australia, including Doulton’s Pottery. Her mother was a gifted artist who had studied under Louis Bilton. Lucille (known as Lulu), studied art at Granville Technical College under Alfred Coffey (c.1904-08), then travelled to England with her father in 1908 for six months. After her return she studied at the National Art School, East Sydney Technical College. She revisited Britain in 1917-18 and on later occasions. https://www.daao.org.au/bio/lucie-emilie-shorter/biography/
She attended the Granville Technical College in Granville NSW c.1904-1906 before enrolling at the National Art School, East Sydney Technical College c.1909. https://www.daao.org.au/bio/lucie-emilie-shorter/
Shorter was a designer, was born on 31 July 1887. The National Gallery of Australia holds several works by her. She is the signed author of an illustration of a waratah (for Doulton) in R.T. Baker's The Australian Flora in Applied Art, Technological Museum, Sydney, 1915. Figure 26. User:Notthatwicked/sandbox
The Waratah Cup
Shorter painted ceremaics for Royal Dalton *** Support part of a bone china tea service made by Doulton's Burslem Factory England, 1913 https://search.sl.nsw.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=ADLIB110446652&context=L&vid=SLNSW&lang=en_US&search_scope=E&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,miles%20franklin%20cup
Her Waratah Cup and saucer c1923 925 years) was used by writer Miles Franklin [Miles Franklin] who reportedly gave guests turns to use it. The Waratch Cup *** guests wrote in https://search.sl.nsw.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=ADLIB110321834&context=L&vid=SLNSW&lang=en_US&search_scope=E&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,miles%20franklin%20cup
Bequeathed by Franklin to State Library in 1954? https://search.sl.nsw.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=ADLIB110323797&context=L&vid=SLNSW&lang=en_US&search_scope=E&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,miles%20franklin%20cup
IT is held by the State Library of NSW "As the firm did not pay freelance artists she recieved a large Edward Raby vase instead" p9