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  • This long-case clock is inscribed 'R. Griffith - Denbigh'. Griffith was a well-known clockmaker who ran his business from Vale Street, Denbigh. His son David (1800-94) followed his father in the trade but is perhaps better known as the poet and Archdruid 'Clwydfardd'.
Long-case clock made by R. Griffith, Denbigh (1791-1840)
  • The Mold cape is a unique ceremonial gold cape which dates from the Bronze Age. This is a replica of the original which is held in the British Museum, London. The cape was found in 1833 by workmen who were quarrying for stone in an ancient burial mound in Mold. The mound lay in a field named Bryn yr Ellyllon (the Fairies' or Goblins' Hill). The workmen uncovered a stone-lined grave containing the crushed gold cape around the remains of a skeleton. The cape would not have been suitable for everyday wear and would have been worn on ceremonial occasions. The cape is regarded as one of the finest examples of prehistoric sheet-gold working and is unique in form and design. It was beaten from a single gold ingot and decorated with ribs and bosses. It was attached to a lining, possibly of leather, which covered the chest and shoulders of the wearer.
The Mold gold Cape (replica) c. 1900-1600 BC
  • This jacket was made by Daniel Owen in 1891 on the occasion of the wedding of Daniel Hughes and Annie Edwards. Miss Edwards was the daughter of Daniel Owen's friends. The jacket is made of black twill woven wool fabric, and is lined with satin, black wool and brown cotton. The sleeves are lined with twill woven cloth and brown striped cotton. The edges of the jacket are trimmed with black horsehair braid.
Jacket made by Daniel Owen, 1891
Top hat made by Daniel Owen, c.1880s [image 1 of 2]
  • This patchwork quilt was made by Daniel Owen in 1880 for Mrs Benjamin Powell of Mitcham House, Mold.
Patchwork quilt made by Daniel Owen in 1880
Coal miner's felt hat (pre-1880s)