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Title
Date(s)
- 1877 / (Creation)
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File
Extent and medium
1 f. ; 560 x 710 mm. Encapsulated.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Lady Megan Beynon; Killay, Swansea; Donation; January 1997; A1997/6.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A decorative, engraved memorial, 1877, to John Jones (d. 1876), Dolau Cothi, Carmarthenshire, compiled and executed by William Davies, Pumsaint, Cynwyl Gaeo, Carmarthenshire, miller, under the patronage and supervision of Augusta Hall, Lady Llanover. Depicted are the deceased's coat of arms, motto and crest, and two views of Plas Dolau Cothi, together with an account of the Johnes family of Dolau Cothi and an explanation of the symbolism in the design; a photograph of Johnes is pasted in the centre of the document. On a label pasted at the bottom is a note signed by Lady Llanover recording that William Davies died on 16 June 1877, three weeks and four days after completing the memorial.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The contents are indexed in greater detail in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, vol. 9 (Aberystwyth, 2003).
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 23565G.
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Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Johnes, John, 1800-1876 (Subject)
- Llanover, Augusta Hall, 1802-1896. (Subject)
- Davies, William, -1877 -- Death and burial. (Subject)
- Llanover, Augusta Hall, 1802-1896. (Subject)
- Johnes family, of Dolaucothi (Subject)
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
May 2009.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS;