What would the real name be of the person connecting a convent, rabbits and the young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret's crockery?

lanfranco

Well, Baloo, does this have anything to do with Y Bwthyn Bach? Nov 27 06, 6:27 PM

JaneofGaunt

Sister Mary Barbara, the artist who painted the Bunnykins series for Royal Doulton. http://www.mirabilis.ca/archives/000764.html Nov 27 06, 8:32 PM

lanfranco

Oh, Jane: I'm impressed. Is the Bunnykins china still manufactured? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Doulton Nov 27 06, 8:47 PM

peasypod

Certainly is. Both my children were given a set when they were born by their grandmother. Needless to say, they are in the 'good' cupboard. (Not the children, that is, but the crockery...) Nov 27 06, 9:06 PM

JaneofGaunt

I've still got my cereal bowl, also in the "good" cupboard! eBay usually has a lot of Bunnykins up for auction, some new, some vintage. Nov 27 06, 10:32 PM

Baloo55th

Well done Jane, almost there. That was her convent name.... Bunnykins is the longest running line Royal Doulton have got. I've still got a few bits from my childhood. Still remember making rivers of milk in my porridge... Nov 28 06, 1:49 PM

lanfranco

Well, Baloo, Jane's site does mention that Sister Mary Barbara's real name was Barbara Bailey. I was curious about this, so I went looking for more information. Here's another site: http://www.royaldoulton.com/website/content/article.jsp?CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673253006&bmLocale=en_US Nov 28 06, 2:45 PM

Baloo55th

Slightly fuller version - Barbara Vernon Bailey. Thanks, Frankie. Her work was signed Barbara Vernon, and is the more collectable end of the Bunnykins line. All her bunny pictures were painted by candlelight as the convent didn't use electricity, and she had to work after the day finished, or before it began. Not surprising that she gave up in about 1952. The fool of a prioress wouldn't take any money for the work for the convent, even though they needed it. Nov 28 06, 4:27 PM