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  • Flannel 'betgwn' or bedgown featuring red and black vertical stripes. Sleeves half-lined with black taffeta. Turned-back cuffs. The bodice appears to have been constructed from scraps of cloth. Two decorative covered buttons have been used at the back of waistband. The cream flannel petticoat or underskirt which also appears features hand-embroidered pink flowers and scalloped edge. It has been extensively repaired by its owner.
Welsh costume: flannel 'betgwn' or bedgown and petticoat, 19th century [image 1 of 4]
  • Flannel 'betgwn' or bedgown with black and red vertical stripe. Bodice is fastened with three ties made from black tape. Sleeves decorated with a band of white lace. The front corners of the gown have been stitched to the back of the waist. Also featured is a woollen petticoat or underskirt with red and black vertical stripes. The fabric has been pleated into narrow white cotton waistband fastened at the back with a covered button. There are two deep pintucks above the hemline.
Welsh costume: flannel 'betgwn' or bedgown, 19th century (front view) [image 1 of 3]
  • Large flannel skirt with wide red and black horizontal stripes pleated into a broad cotton waistband which has been fastened at the back with two buttons.
Welsh costume: flannel skirt, 19th century
  • Large rectangular cream woollen shawl with a 4 cm wide decorative border along the sides and a 39 cm wide border at each end in a red, blue and green Indian-style floral pattern. The shawl is fringed at both ends. Dimensions: 300 x 140 cms.
Cream woollen shawl featuring floral border, 19th century [image 1 of 3]
  • Grey flannel skirt with vertical orange stripes. Pleated onto a narrow cotton waistband and decorated along the hemline with black piping arranged in a spiral pattern. Length: 92 cms. Probably dates from the late 19th or early 20th centuries.
Welsh costume: grey flannel skirt with black piping detail, 19th century [image 1 of 2]
  • Red wool flannel skirt with black vertical stripes, pleated into a broad waistband of fawn cotton sateen with black vertical stripes. Deep pintuck above hemline. Probably dates from the late 19th or early 20th centuries.
Welsh costume: red flannel skirt with black stripes, 19th century [image 1 of 3]