Phoebe Anna Traquair

woman

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Phoebe Anna Traquair (/trəˈkwɛər/; 24 May 1852 – 4 August 1936) was an Irish-born artist, who achieved international recognition for her role in the Arts and Crafts movement in Scotland, as an illustrator, painter and embroiderer. Her works included large-scale murals, embroidery, enamel jewellery and book illuminations. In 1920, she was elected as an honorary member of the Royal Scottish Academy.

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Phoebe Anna Traquair railings and gates. These wrought-iron railings and gates were commissioned by the well-known Edinburgh printer Walter Biggar Blaikie for his house in Colinton they were designed by Phoebe Anna Traquair with technical help from the architect Frank Mears and made in 1924 by Thomas Hadden, the leading decorative wrought-iron worker in Scotland. Phoebe Anna Traquair lived in Colinton and was one of the most versatile contributors to the late nineteenth century British Arts and Crafts movement. The ornamental railings are a unique example of her work in wrought iron.

25 Bridge Road, Edinburgh, United Kingdom where they designed