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Medallion
Set of three medallions set by Gwilym Evans to his parents in Treorchy following the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Inscribed with the message 'ODDI WRTH GWILYM I NHAD A MAM POB PETH YN DDA'. Transcription continues from one to the other. Pierced design of six pointed stars.
Mr & Mrs Evans moved to Treorchy from Carmarthenshire in about 1870. They had 14 children – five (including Gwilym) emigrated to the USA.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F79.152.3
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: donor's family
Association Type: Recipient
Date: 1906
Place: Treorchy
Associated Person/Body: Evans, Gwilym
Association Type: Sender
Date: 1906
Place: San Francisco
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
diameter
(cm): 3.3
Material
Alloy
Location
In store
Classification
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