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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Black shawl with five metal fasteners down front. Three bands of textured trim near bottom. Re. Morfa Colliery explosion, 10th March 1890. 'Sunday best'.
Worn by Mary Peppin for funeral of her husband John Peppin (39) of Brick Row, Taibach who was trapped in an air pocket at Morfa Colliery disaster in 1890. The body was recovered 5 years later when an old working was explored.
