A Glorious Mid-19thC Ladies Silk Welsh Hat ‘Het Gymreig’ by 'Carver & Co late Dale & Co’ c.1850 sub-Decorative Objects sometimes with suspicious white powder

sometimes with suspicious white powder around his nostrils

There were many dead ones

this is a desirable chest in a desirable size

soft fabric in swallowtail shape dyed in the colours of the British or indeed French flag

Adequate lighting was an important consideration in lace making

A Glorious Mid-19thC Ladies Silk Welsh Hat ‘Het Gymreig’ by 'Carver & Co late Dale & Co’ c.1850 sub-Decorative Objects sometimes with suspicious white powderOrigin: Bristol, England for the Welsh Market Period: Early Mid Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1850 Diameter: 14. 75 Height: 8 (all at extremities) The rare Welsh ladies hat or Het Gymreig in mushroom coloured silk of typical broad rimmed form the interior with label for Carver & Co late Dale & Co made in Bristol exclusively for the female Welsh market in the mid nineteenth century. The condition of the hat is thoroughly charming and evocative