Plaque
early 20th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The Scottish artist Phoebe Traquair created embroidery, murals and illuminated manuscripts as well as painted enamels. She distinguished between 'epic' (large- scale) work such as tapestries and wall painting, and 'lyric' (small-scale) work. In 1901 she began her apprenticeship in enamelling to Lady Gibson Carmichael at Castlecraig. From this time enamelling replaced book illustration as her favourite small-scale medium. She created vivid foiled enamel scenes, usually of mythical or spiritual subjects. Both her technique and designs were strongly influenced by medieval and Renaissance examples. Her jewellery, triptychs, caskets and mounted cups and covers, for instance, are all based on historical pieces.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Enamelled metal and copper |
| Brief description | Enamelled metal plaque in a copper frame, made by Phoebe Anna Traquair, Edinburgh, early 20th century. |
| Physical description | The enamelled metal plaque has an arched top and depicts an angel with the Holy Grail and four adoring figures. The plaque is surrounded by a copper frame which is almost square. |
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| Credit line | Phoebe Anna Traquair Bequest |
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| Summary | The Scottish artist Phoebe Traquair created embroidery, murals and illuminated manuscripts as well as painted enamels. She distinguished between 'epic' (large- scale) work such as tapestries and wall painting, and 'lyric' (small-scale) work. In 1901 she began her apprenticeship in enamelling to Lady Gibson Carmichael at Castlecraig. From this time enamelling replaced book illustration as her favourite small-scale medium. She created vivid foiled enamel scenes, usually of mythical or spiritual subjects. Both her technique and designs were strongly influenced by medieval and Renaissance examples. Her jewellery, triptychs, caskets and mounted cups and covers, for instance, are all based on historical pieces. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.600-1936 |
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| Record created | January 25, 2008 |
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