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Model of Gorsedd
Wooden model of Gorsedd member, wearing white robes. The model has been shaped of thin cut plywood and the face and costume painted in detail, then glued to a rectangular base of bare plywood.
This member of the Gorsedd is part of a larger model of the Gorsedd of the Bards. The toy model was made about 1914 at the Vale of Clwyd Toy Factory in Trefnant which was set up by Miss Mary Heaton, originally to provided employment for local farmers during the winter months. Later, the company also employed wounded soldiers during and after the First World War. The model of the Gorsedd was displayed during the 1915 Bangor Eisteddfod which had been postponed in 1914 due to the outbreak of war.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
17.230.1.13
Creation/Production
Vale of Clwyd Toys
Date: 1914 (circa)
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Height
(mm): 180
Width
(mm): 80
Depth
(mm): 50
Techniques
painted
Material
plywood
Location
In store
Categories
First World WarComments are currently unavailable. We apologise for the inconvenience.