Bess Norriss

In 1908, she married the Australian entrepreneur J. Nevin Tait (1876–1961), the UK representative of and partner in the theatrical company J.

[2] Norriss Street in the Canberra suburb of Chisholm is named in her honour.

She was commissioned to paint the miniatures in Queen Mary's Dolls' House, produced 1921-4, currently on display at Windsor Castle.

[4] Francis Derwent Wood's bronze bust of her (1922) was purchased by the Chantrey Bequest for the Tate in 1926.

[5] A large one-man show of her work was held at Walker's Galleries in 1938.