Ladies of Llangollen tea bowl (5.6cm high, 9.3cm wide) transfer-printed English pottery
- Titel
- Ladies of Llangollen tea bowl (5.6cm high, 9.3cm wide) transfer-printed English pottery
- Beskrivning
- Destined for unwanted marriage, in 1780 they eloped together from Ireland to live at Plas Newydd near Llangollen in Wales. Although rather reclusive, they became celebrities, something of a cult for visitors - mostly writers (Lord Byron and William Wordsworth were enthusiasts), and several potteries brought out various commemorative lines to celebrate/cash in on their fame.
- Alternate Description
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Early 19th century English transfer-printed pottery, commemorative wear, depicting Sarah Ponsonby (1755-1831) and Lady Eleanor Butler (1739-1829).
The images on the bowl are copies of engravings
I bought it in an Edinburgh antique shop in the 1990's. -
Their sexuality has always been subject to debate - though they shared a bed.
Would they have stayed in Ireland and married today? - Identifierare
- SE_UNSTRAIGHT_286
- Typ
- User contribution
- Åtkomsträttigheter
- accessible to public
- Licens
- Creative Commons - Attribution-Share Alike
- Status
- completed
- Redigerat datum
- 2015-08-13T20:47:59+02:00
- Skapat datum
- 2015-05-27T12:10:00+02:00
Del av Ladies of Llangollen tea bowl (5.6cm high, 9.3cm wide) transfer-printed English pottery