Lily Yeats

Lily Yeats
Born25 August 1866
Died5 January 1949(1949-01-05) (aged 82)
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
EducationDublin Metropolitan School of Art
OccupationEmbroiderer
Parent
RelativesW. B. Yeats (brother)
Jack Butler Yeats (brother)
Elizabeth Yeats (sister)

Susan Mary Yeats (/ˈjts/; 25 August 1866 – 5 January 1949), known as Lily Yeats, was an embroiderer associated with the Celtic Revival. In 1908 she founded the embroidery department of Cuala Industries, with which she was involved until its dissolution in 1931. She is known for her embroidered pictures.[1]

  1. ^ Allen, Nicholas (2009). "Yeats, Susan Mary ('Lily')". In McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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