Jessie Elaine Hallen (née Brooke; 1902–1983), known as Jessie Van Hallen, was a British ceramicist who worked for George Wade between 1930 and 1940. Born in Wolstanton, Stoke-on-Trent, she attended Burslem School of Art. She is known for her highly collectible whimsical figurines, such as garden gnomes, flowers, animals and ladies.[1] The onset of the Second World War curtailed production of such pieces in favour of those more in line with the war effort.[2][3]

A hall at Staffordshire University is named after her.

References

  1. ↑ "Wade Collectables".
  2. ↑ "BBC - Stoke and Staffordshire Local History - Wades".
  3. ↑ "George Wade and Son Ltd".


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