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Needlework sample
Howells, Jane (nee Morgan) (Born in 1879 at Ynysywen Farm, Llantwit Faerdre, to John and Jane Morgan. She trained as a Pupil Teacher under the Board School elementary schools system during the 1890s, probably at Hawthorn Road Board School in Llandaff North, Cardiff. In 1903, she married John Howells, who worked for the Taff Vale Railway in their Cardiff office. They had two children - Margaret Jane (born 1904) and Iorwerth (born 1907). Jane died of pneumonia in 1911 at the age of 32.)
Red flannel needlework sample showing the technique of pleating. Handwritten label tacked in corner, inscribed: 'Jane Morgan / 3rd Year PT'. Made by Jane Morgan when training as a Pupil Teacher under the Board School elementary system in the late 1890s.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F2011.12.11
Creation/Production
Howells, Jane (nee Morgan)
Date: 1898
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Height
(cm): 12.8
Width
(cm): 7.7
Material
flannel (wool)
cotton (fabric)
cotton (spun and twisted)
paper
ink
Location
In store
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