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  • Mary Jones of Llanrwst (ne้ Lloyd) was the third wife of the Rev. Thomas Jones, Denbigh (1756-1820) - a prominent Calvinistic Methodist preacher. Hugh Hughes also painted a similar portrait of her husband - both portraits were painted on ivory.
Watercolour miniature of Mary Jones by Hugh Hughes, c. 1812
  • The Rev. Thomas Jones, Denbigh (1756-1820), was a prominent Calvinistic Methodist preacher and author. Hugh Hughes also painted a similar portrait of his wife, Mary Lloyd - both portraits were painted on ivory.
Watercolour miniature of the Rev. Thomas Jones, Denbigh, by Hugh Hughes, c. 1812
  • The inscription on the locket reads: 'Robert Owen, Born 1771. Died 1858'. The locket also contains a lock of Robert Owen's hair.
Gold locket with ivory portrait miniature of Robert Owen, the factory reformer and Utopian
  • Miniature of Sir Henry Walton Ellis who died of wounds received at the Battle of Waterloo on 20 June 1815, whilst commanding the 23rd Royal Welch Fusiliers.
Miniature portrait of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Walton Ellis, 23rd Royal Welch Fusiliers