Jessie Newbery, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jessie Newbery

Scottish artist and embroiderer

Date of Birth: 28-May-1864

Place of Birth: Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 27-Apr-1948

Profession: designer, embroiderer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Jessie Newbery (28 May 1864 – 27 April 1948) was a Scottish artist and embroiderer.
She was one of the artists known as the Glasgow Girls.
Newbery also created the Department of Embroidery at the Glasgow School of Art where she was able to establish needlework as a form of unique artistic design.
She married the director of the Glasgow School of Art, Francis Newbery, in 1889.