Hearse
Category
Carriages & other vehicles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Oak, Iron, Brass
Measurements
1900 x 1570 mm; 3180 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Landyssul
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 551738.1
Summary
Carriage - Turned oak framed hearse stained black, unglazed, mounted on iron axles and layered eliptical or bowed suspension. Wheels are wooden frames and metal (fe) tyre/tread and hubs. Metal detail around the top of canopy painted black with gold outlining and brass bars running the length of the interior of the hearse. Written on old invetory sheet,'Hearse Bwlchygroes Llandyssul made at Croes-lan Llandyssul 1901'.
Provenance
Purchased as part of Geler Jones Collection in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
(written on old invetory sheet) 'Hearse Bwlchygroes Llandyssul made at Croes-lan Llandyssul 1901'.