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Teapot
Small blue teapot with applied white figures of the 'Ladies of Llangollen' on one side, and 'Welsh Costumes' on the other.
The Ladies of Llangollen are probably the most famous lesbian couple in history. Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby fled Ireland when their families tried to separate them. They lived together at Plas Newydd in Llangollen for over fifty years.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F91.16.58
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Ponsonby, Sarah
Association Type: subject
Associated Person/Body: Butler, Eleanor Charlotte
Association Type: subject
Creation/Production
unknown
Acquisition
Bequest
Measurements
Length
(mm): 145
Width
(mm): 90
Height
(mm): 100
Location
St Fagans Wales Is gallery : Welsh Costume
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