Flower Fairies
Cicely Mary Barker was born in 1895 in Croyden, Surrey. She suffered from epilepsy as a child and was educated at home by governesses. She undertook a correspondence course in art and also attended evening classes at the Croyden Sshool of Art.
Barker is best known for her Flower series of books. Her fairies were based on her knowledge of plants and flowers and her artistic studies of real children. Her studio, built in the garden of their home also housed her sister's kindergarten school and she used to borrow the students for models, many of whom appeared as her flower fairies.
Asa child she was exposed to the books of Kate Greenaway, and like Beatrix Potter, she studied flowers with a botanist's eye. Yet Barker gives credit to the Pre-Raphaelites for being her greatest influence, particularly the work of Millais and Burne-Jones.
The seasonal Flower Fairies, Spring, Summer and Autumn were first published in 1923, 1925, and 1926 respectively. In 1927, the Book of the Flower Fairties, featured these seasonal fairies in one volume, a multiple washline border being added to the illustration, which added to their appeal. Other collectable illustrations are from A Flower Fairy Alphabet (1934), Flower Fairies of the Trees (1940), the Garden (1944) and the Wayside (1948).
Cicely Mary Barker died in 1973 at the age of 77.
Flower Fairies [72]
The Snowdrop Fairy
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CMB-01 [c1930]
The Hazel-Catkin Fairy
£14.00
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CMB-02 [c1930]
The Coltsfoot Fairy
£10.50
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CMB-03 [c1930]
The Dead-Nettle Fairy
£10.50
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CMB-04 [c1930]
The Celandine Fairy
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CMB-05 [c1927]
The Willow-Catkin Fairy
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CMB-06 [c1935]
The Groundsel Fairy
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CMB-07 [c1930]
The Windflower Fairy
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CMB-08 [c1927]
The Shepherd's-Purse Fairy
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CMB-09 [c1930]
The Daisy Fairy
£12.50
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CMB-10 [c1927]
The Dandelion Fairy
£10.50
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CMB-11 [c1930]
The Daffodil Fairy
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CMB-12 [c1930]
The Dog-Violet Fairy
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CMB-13 [c1927]
The Primrose Fairy
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CMB-14 [c1930]
The Lady's Smock Fairy
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CMB-15 [c1930]
The Larch Fairy
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CMB-16 [c1927]
The Bluebell Fairy
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CMB-17 [c1930]
The Stitchwort Fairy
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CMB-18 [c1930]
The Wood-Sorrel Fairy
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CMB-19 [c1930]
The Speedwell Fairy
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CMB-20 [c1930]
The Lords-and-Ladies Fairy
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CMB-21 [c1930]
The Cowslip Fairy
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CMB-22 [c1927]
The Heart's-Ease Fairy
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CMB-23 [c1930]
The May Fairy
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CMB-24 [c1930]
The Buttercup Fairy
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CMB-25 [c1930]
The Herb Robert Fairy
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CMB-26 [c1930]
The Sorrel Fairy
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CMB-27 [c1930]
The Forget-me-not Fairy
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CMB-28 [c1930]
The Poppy Fairy
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CMB-29 [c1935]
The Foxglove Fairy
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CMB-30 [c1945]
The Wild Rose Fairy
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CMB-31 [c1935]
The Convolvulus Fairy
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CMB-32 [c1930]
The White Clover Fairy
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CMB-33 [c1930]
The Honeysuckle Fairy
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CMB-34 [c1930]
The Bird's-Foot Trefoil Fairy
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CMB-35 [c1927]
The Nightshade Fairy
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CMB-36 [c1930]
The White Campion Fairy
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CMB-37 [c1930]
The Harebell Fairy
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CMB-38 [c1927]
The Heather Fairy
£10.50
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CMB-39 [c1930]
The Yarrow Fairy
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CMB-40 [c1930]
The Toadflax Fairy
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CMB-41 [c1930]
The Scabious Fairy
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CMB-42 [c1930]
The Thistle Fairy
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CMB-43 [c1927]
The Wild Thyme Fairy
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CMB-44 [c1930]
The Scarlet Pimpernel Fairy
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CMB-45 [c1935]
The Greater Knapweed Fairy
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CMB-46 [c1930]
The Traveller's Joy Fairy
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CMB-47 [c1930]
The Ragwort Fairy
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CMB-48 [c1930]
The Mountain Ash Fairy
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CMB-49 [c1930]
The Lords-and-Ladies Fairy
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CMB-50 [c1930]
The Wayfaring Tree Fairy
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CMB-51 [c1930]
The Robin's Pincushion Fairy
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CMB-52 [c1930]
The Elderberry Fairy
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CMB-53 [c1930]
The Burdock Fairy
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CMB-54 [c1930]
The Acorn Fairy
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CMB-55 [c1927]
The Dogwood Fairy
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CMB-56 [c1930]
The Black Bryony Fairy
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CMB-57 [c1930]
The Horse Chestnut Fairy
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CMB-58 [c1927]
The Blackberry Fairy
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CMB-59 [c1927]
The Nightshade Berry Fairy
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CMB-60 [c1930]
The Rosehip Fairy
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CMB-61 [c1930]
The Yew Fairy
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CMB-62 [c1930]
The Crab-Apple Fairy
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CMB-63 [c1927]
The Spindle Berry Fairy
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CMB-64 [c1930]
The Hazel-nut Fairy
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CMB-65 [c1930]
The White Bryony Fairy
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CMB-66 [c1930]
The Beechnut Fairy
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CMB-67 [c1935]
The Hawthorn Fairy
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CMB-68 [c1930]
The Privet Fairy
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CMB-69 [c1930]
The Sloe Fairy
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CMB-70 [c1930]
The Old-Man's-Beard Fairy
£10.50
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CMB-71 [c1930]
The Holly Fairy
£12.50
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CMB-72 [c1927]