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Bonnet
Bonnet worn by Miss Gwenda Davies in the summer of 1960 as the Welsh Tourist and Holidays Board's 'Hostess for Wales'. In 1960, as a 20 year old studying at a teacher training college in Liverpool, Gwenda Davies's mother spotted an advert for the role of 'Hostess for Wales' and encouraged her daughter to apply as a summer job. She was interviewed by a panel at a Cardiff hotel, and the announcement that she had won the competition was made on television. Typical duties of the role included meeting dignitaries and attending public events - such eisteddfodau.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F2022.18.12
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Tucker, Gwenda Angharad (née Davies)
Association Type: Wear
Date: 1960
Acquisition
Donation, 9/6/2015
Measurements
Height
(cm): lying flat on its side 25
Width
(cm): lying flat on its side 22
Width
(cm): of black drawstring 1
Length
(cm): of black drawstring (overall) 120
Width
(cm): of white ribbon 0.7
Width
(cm): of lace trim 4
Material
Synthetic (fabric)
Cotton (fabric)
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