Saturday 13 June 2009

Phoebe Anna Traquair 2

Some more examples of the beautiful work created by Phoebe Anna Traquair. (1852-1936)



'The Ten Virgins Casket'. Wood lined silver casket with twelve enamelled copper plaques and decorated with semi precious stones. 1907. Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow.



'The Bonskeid Cabinet'. Oil on Oak. 1893. Private Collection.


'Cupid with Earth Upholder'. Enamel with foil on copper, necklace. 1907. Trustees of the National Museum, Edinburgh.



3 comments:

  1. Beautiful work is right!

    I love her use of colour - it's very different. It's so colourful without being cartoon-ish... that's not the right word. I'll think on that. Very, very nice... I'll take one of each please!

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  2. Dear Mr Tasker,

    May I post a link to this page on my Phoebe Traquair page?

    Best regards,

    Margaret Langdell
    langdellstudios "at" gmail "dot" com

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  3. I found you via Hermes and am in love with Traquair pieces you've featured. That casket is amazing!

    Look forward to reading your blog.

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