A Glorious Mid-19thC Ladies Silk Welsh Hat ‘Het Gymreig’ by 'Carver & Co late Dale & Co’ c.1850 sub-Curios beautifully untouched and un-meddled with

beautifully untouched and un-meddled with and as such is very evocative of libraries

Origin: English School

but we do not know who the sitter is

By the late 19th century Prang's name was synonymous with art materials and art education

with the rear pair possibly later whilst elsewhere there appears to be no signs of alterations or later additions

A Glorious Mid-19thC Ladies Silk Welsh Hat ‘Het Gymreig’ by 'Carver & Co late Dale & Co’ c.1850 sub-Curios beautifully untouched and un-meddled withOrigin: Bristol, England for the Welsh Market Period: Early Mid Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1850 Diameter: 14. 75 Height: 8 (all at extremities) The rare Welsh ladies hat or Het Gymreig in mushroom coloured silk of typical broad rimmed form the interior with label for Carver & Co late Dale & Co made in Bristol exclusively for the female Welsh market in the mid nineteenth century. The condition of the hat is thoroughly charming and evocative