© St Fagans: National History Museum
The William Scott Owen Collection of Welsh vernacular furniture
Artist: British
Location: St Fagans: National History Museum
Date: 17th-19th Century
Materials: oak; mahogany and rosewood; wrought iron; cane
Grant:
Amount Paid: £20,000 (Total: £72,000)
Vendor: Lady Middleton
Review number: 5276 (2003)
Provenance:
Collection formed in 1880s by W Scott Owen of Defrigwifed mansion, Tregynon, Powys; by descent. 17 items have been on loand to the Museum of Welsh Life since 1954.
Description:
A collection of 28 pieces of furniture ranging from a mahogany and rosewood mirror to panelled chests. Of particular interest are the Montgomeryshire oak dresser displaying typical regional features such as the open pot-board with ogee arches and the long-case clock by Samuel Roberts in an oak case decorated with an inlaid star motif to the door and cross-banded embellishments to the hood.
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