Welsh Furniture
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Several very small tables could be more useful than one large one, and three legs meant they could stand firm on uneven floors. W21 |
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This has a loose top, one side rough for working, the other side polished for dining. W12 |
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The Welsh settle or sgiw, with a high solid back, made a useful room divider. The seat is hinged, so the base also serves as a chest. W7 |
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With winged sides, this settle helped to create draught-free corners for sitting by the fire. There is a chest under the seat.. W5 |
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Settle with a chest in the seat W9 |
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A dual-purpose piece. Set by the chimney, this formed a firside seat, with a cupboard in the back for storing smoked meats W3 |
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The cwpwrdd deuddarn (2-tier cupboard) was a version of the ornate Tudor press cupboard) but remained in use in Wales for much longer. Such valuable pieces would have been less crudely made than some other Welsh furniture, although the panelling was often the only ornament. W1 |
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The cwpwrdd tridarn (or 3 tiered cupboard) was unique
to North Wales. It was often adapted from an older cwpwrdd deuddarn,
by adding another open tier, for display of pewter. It led on
to the development of the North Welsh dresser. W2 |
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A coffor bach, or small chest, was a common wedding present, containing, prophetically, baby clothes. W25 |
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