PLACE REPRESENTED: Wales
ITEM: Wall Plate
NOTES: Wales, or Cymru in Welsh, with all the great sites, old and new, from Caernarfon Castle to the, err Millennium Stadium.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: Great Britain
MANUFACTURER: Sampson Souvenirs Ltd
DIMENSIONS: 20cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Wales
ITEM: Ornament
NOTES: A rugby ball in the Welsh colours with the Welsh dragon. “Cymru” is Welsh for “Wales”. And, despite variable results on the field, rugby union is popular national sport which is seen as a symbol of Welsh identity and national consciousness…they’d be better off with Dylan Thomas and republican agitation.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: Polyester
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 16cm long x 10cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Llangollen (specifically Plas Newydd) , Wales
ITEM: Display Plate
NOTES: Llangollen is a small town in north-east Wales. On the outskirts of the town is Plas Newydd (“New Place” or “New Hall”).
Plas Newydd was home to the Ladies of Llangollen, Sarah Ponsonby (1755-1831) and Lady Eleanor Butler (1739-1829) who came from aristocratic stock in Ireland. They moved in in May, 1780 and renamed it Plas Newydd, or New Hall. Here they stayed for the next 49 years, rarely spending a night away from home. Over the years they created a house and garden that drew visitors from across Britain. They became celebrated throughout the country as the story of their friendship spread through Regency Society, which made Plas Newydd a byword for intellectual stimulation and educated refinement. http://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?
I don’t know when this plate is from but it certainly was made before PC times, the “the Ladies of Llangollen house” is refered to as the “Old maids’ house” on the plate.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s (pre PC times)
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 15.5cm across x 15.5cm high
