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Model of Gorsedd
Wooden model of Gorsedd member, wearing blue robes with grey bearded face. The model has been shaped of thin cut plywood and the face and costume painted in detail, then glued to a rectangular base of bare plywood. On the underside of the model, the bardic name 'Eifionydd' has been written.
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
17.230.1.18
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Width
(mm): 100
Depth
(mm): 45
Height
(mm): 180
Techniques
painted
Material
plywood
Location
In store
Categories
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