Mary White | |
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| Born | 22 January 1930 Margate, Kent, England |
| Died | 20 May 2020 (aged 90) Westgate, Kent |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Mary Dening |
| Alma mater | Thanet School of Art and Crafts |
| Known for | Textile design and pottery |
Mary Lillian White later Mary Dening (22 January 1930 – 20 May 2020) was an English textile designer known for several iconic textile prints of the 1950s.[1][2] Her designs were very popular and extensively copied in many 1950s homes, as well as in cabins aboard the RMS Queen Mary and at Heathrow Airport.[3] She was also a commercial potter and ceramist, who in the 1960s founded Thanet Pottery, in partnership with her brother David White.[3]
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- ^ a b "Iconic British Textile Designers". Stuart Morris -. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2021.