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

The piece came to us with several layers of thick later paint which we have painstakingly removed over several hours to reveal the original paintwork and traces of gilding underneath

he opened a successful practice in London

The large unframed British school depictions of a gentleman and lady

Height: 31” (each in frames)

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