Phoebe Anna Traquair (1852 – 1936) British embroiderer and jeweller

Phoebe Anna Traquir (1852 – 1936) was an Irish-born artist who rose to international prominence as an illustrator, painter, and embroiderer in Scotland’s Arts and Crafts movement. Among her works were murals, embroidery, enamel jewellery, and book illuminations. She was the first woman to be elected to the Royal Scottish Academy in 1920.

Education

She went to the Royal Dublin Society to study.

Biography

She began her career doing domestic embroidery before specialising in large embroidered panels and mediaeval enamelling. She was influenced by mediaeval manuscripts she studied in Dublin and sent to her by John Ruskin, mediaeval metalwork at the Royal Museum of Scotland, Edward Burne-Jones, and other Pre-Raphaelites. Lady Gibson Carmichael, a pupil of Alexander Fisher, taught her enamelling.

From 1902 to 1903, she produced pale and rarely executed enamels on silver rather than copper. From 1905 onwards, they became brighter and darker.

She became the Royal Scottish Academy’s first honorary woman member in 1920.

Exhibitions

Her work was shown at the Royal Scottish Academy, the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society in London, and the Edinburgh Arts and Crafts Club.

Sources

Byars, M., & Riley, T. (2004). The design encyclopedia. Laurence King Publishing.

Wikipedia contributors. (2020, October 16). Phoebe Anna Traquair. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23:09, April 10, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phoebe_Anna_Traquair&oldid=983860989

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