Surname: Watts (née Fraser-Tytler) Forename(s): Mary Seton b. 25 November 1849. d. 6 September 1938. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Illustrator, designer, teacher, and architect. Monogram: “M. F-T.” Sister of Christina
Catherine Fraser Tytler. Born in Nassick, Bombay Presidency, India, but moved with
her family to their home in Scotland two years later. Contributed several illustrations
to her sister’s books, such as Sweet Violet and Other Stories (1869). Contributed to Fantastic Stories (1874) by Richard von Volkmann. Educated at the South Kensington Art Training Schools
and Slade School of Art. Married George Frederic Watts on 20 November 1886. Travelled
to Italy, Germany, Egypt, Constantinople, and Athens. Designed and decorated the Compton
cemetery mortuary chapel (1898-1904). Taught local pottery classes until 1934. Helped
establish the Compton Potters’ Arts Guild. Director of the the Watts Gallery from
1906, which featured her late husband’s work. President of the Godalming Suffrage
Society. Biographical information: ODNB; Rose Lucy Ella Rose, Suffragist Artists in Partnership: Gender, Word and Image, Edinburgh University Press, 2018, p. 109. (CC)