Necklace designed by Phoebe Traquair

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This necklace inscribed 'Cupid, Atlas the Earth Upholder' was designed by Phoebe Traquair about 1905. Traquair returned frequently to the romantic story of Cupid.

The necklace is made of enamel with foil on copper, set in gold.

Phoebe Traquair, 1852-1936, was born in Dublin and moved to Edinburgh in 1874 when she married. She was a talented artist and undertook commissions for friends and clients, making jewellery and enamels, embroidery and painting.

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• Online ID: 000-000-099-852-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: Innovators and Innovations (multimedia essay)
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1989.180 B
• Date: 1895 & 1905
  1895 & 1905
  About 1905
  
• Material: Gold, enamel and glass
  Gold, enamel and glass
  Jewellery
  Jewellery
  Necklace, part
  Necklace, part
  
• Dimensions:
• What: Jewellery
  Jewellery
  Necklace, part
  Necklace, part
  
• Subject: Necklaces : Scottish
  Necklaces : Scottish
  
• Who: Phoebe Traquair, Edinburgh (Maker)
  Phoebe Traquair, Edinburgh (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Edinburgh
  Scotland, Edinburgh
  
• Event:
• Description: Part of a necklace of gold, enamel and glass: Scottish, Edinburgh, Phoebe Traquair, 1895 & 1905
  Part of a necklace of gold, enamel and glass: Scottish, Edinburgh, Phoebe Traquair, 1895 & 1905
  
• References:
  • Cumming, Elizabeth. Phoebe Anna Traquair. Edinburgh: Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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