M. E.Daughter of the wood carver William Gibbs Rogers (1792-1875), who was sculptor in wood to Queen Victoria. Contributor to periodicals such as Art Journal and Sharpe’s. Author of the poetry volume My Vis-à-Vis; or, Harry’s Account of His Courtship, and Other Poems (1865), and a travelogue Domestic Life in Palestine (1862), written while visiting her brother, Edward Thomas Rogers, in 1855 to 1862, while he was vice-consul in Haifa. Biographical information: Lohrli 415;
Mary Eliza Rogers,Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database, 2011 https://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/mapping/public/view/person.php?id=ann_1400512394 (12 June 2020). (AC)
| Poem title | Date | Periodical | Roles | id # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Valentine | 1851-02-15 | Household Words | Poet | 1168 |
| The Mistletoe Bough; or, the Romance of the Rose | 1859-12-24 | Once a Week | Poet | 247 |
| Confessions of St. Valentine | 1861-02-16 | Once a Week | Poet | 432 |