Margaret Traherne

Margaret Traherne (23 November 1919 — 30 June 2006)[1] was an Essex-born artist active in the twentieth century.

[3] Noted for her stained glass designs, she also worked in sculpture as well as embroidered textiles and mixed media, examples of which are held in the Victoria and Albert Museum.

[4][5] Born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, Traherne moved with her family to Long Island, New York in 1925, aged six.

[6] Traherne attended Croydon School of Art from 1936, where she studied under Ruskin Spear.

[1] In 1953-54 she spent a year of experimentation at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in the stained glass department run John Baker and Tom Fairs.

A stained glass window designed by Traherne in 1978 for Chailey Church. It is located in the North Chancel.
Stained glass window design by Margaret Traherne.