Phoebe Wright

Phoebe Wright maybe born Phoebe Holmes (c. 1710s – November 1778) was a British embroiderer and designer. She founded and operated the "Royal School of embroidering females".

Life Her early life is unknown. It is known that she married and that her name became Wright and that they separated. The main evidence of her family is a will that she wrote, probably before 1752. From that will it has been surmised that she had brothers named Benjamin and James Holmes. James married in 1742; he wove silk and gauze at his business in Cheapside. Benjamin was also in textiles as he made hosiery and gloves. Benjamin was to receive the major items which were a steel grate, her bed, some mahogany chairs and a table.

The first known reference to her embroidery concerns a comment made about Caroline Fox, 1st Baroness Holland who was present at the celebrations for the Prince of Wales's birthday. The correspondent Mary Pendarves (became Delany) wrote to her sister on 29 November 1742 in which she notes that Lady Caroline Lenox (later Baroness Holland) wore the finest clothes of "gold and colours on white, embroidered by Mrs Wright".

Her business was called the "Royal School of embroidering females" which was in her home in Great Newport Street.