Welcome

Gathering the Jewels features over 30,000 images of objects, books, letters, aerial photographs and other items from museums, archives and libraries throughout Wales.

Search the map

Thumbnail image of Wales,

New to Gathering the Jewels is G.I.S. A geographical search facility that will enable searching by location and place name.

Topics

Home » Health, Welfare and Charity » Death and disaster » Poison

Displaying results 1 to 2 out of 2

Page 1

  • This piece of wallpaper is said to have come from the bedroom of Napoleon's residence on Saint Hélenè and is also said to contain a poisonous dye of arsenic, which vaporized into fumes causing the death of the French emperor. Needless to say, this cause of death is highly unlikely. The piece of wallpaper was donated to the Powysland Museum by a lady who had received it from a French consul.
Wallpaper from Napoleon's bedroom
  • Diary for the period 26-31 August 1734. On 26 August, William notes that the weather was extremely rough. Despite the weather, William employs a number of men to reap the barley during the week. On 28 August he gave his daughter's maid a shilling to attend the funeral of Mrs Anne Williams, Llanfaethlu. On 29 August, William's dog was bitten by a viper. William killed the snake before removing its fat. He then melted the fat and applied it to the swelling.
Diary of William Bulkeley, Brynddu, Llanfechell, vol. 1, 1734-43 [p. 40, image 4 of 18]