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Model of Gorsedd
Wooden model of Gorsedd member, wearing blue robes and with a white bearded face. The model has been shaped of thin cut plywood and the face and costume painted in detail on one side and glued to a rectangular base of bare plywood. On underside of model the name 'Arlunydd Penygarn' has been handwritten in ink; this is the bardic name for T H Thomas, Herald Bard (Arwyddfardd) of the Gorsedd. He died 5 July 1915.
Part of a model of the 1914 Gorsedd of the Bards. Made by the Vale of Clwyd Toy Factory in Trefnant. The company provided employment for wounded soldiers during and after the First World War. As a result of the outbreak of war, the Bangor National Eisteddfod of 1914 was postponed until 1915.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
17.230.1.21
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Vale of Clwyd Toys
Association Type:
Date: 1914
Associated Person/Body: National Eisteddfod of Wales
Association Type:
Date: 1914
Creation/Production
Vale of Clwyd Toys
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Width
(mm): 80
Depth
(mm): 40
Height
(mm): 180
Techniques
painted
Material
plywood
Location
In store
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