Casket
1928-1929 (made)
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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 1901she 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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| Materials and techniques | Silver, embossed and enamelled |
| Brief description | Casket, silver set with enamel plaques by Phoebe Anna Traquair, Edinburgh hallmarks for 1928-9, mark of Brook and Son. |
| Physical description | Silver set with six enamelled plaques by Phoebe Anna Traquair. Rectangular, resting on six feet, the front, back and lid each have two enamelled plaques in octofoil frames surrounded by raised mouldings, (each plaque entitled, `The Awakening', `Last Voyage', `Storm', `Calm', `Morning' and `The Finished Task'), panelled ends. |
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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 1901she 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. |
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| Accession number | M.599-1936 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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