63/169/1-2

Mrs Williams (Manufacturer)

These two oval table mats were given to the Museum by the Rural Industries Bureau. They were made by Mrs Williams of Newborough, Anglesey. They are made of coiled marram grass sewn with linen thread. Mrs Williams believed she was the last person making marram grass baskets for sale, owing to the shortage of the material.

2 table mats: marram grass

Rural Industries Bureau label – ‘DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLE: 2 / Table Mats (Marram Grass) B.62 (old No. B.207) // PRICE. 8/– // DATE. August 1956 // NAME OF CRAFTSMAN. Mrs. Williams // ADDRESS. Bodwena, Newborough, Anglesey’, MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: MAT (table) // Acc. No.: 63/169(2) // Group: DOMESTIC. Serving food // Neg. no.: 60/4731 // Place of origin: Newborough Anglesey// Period in use: 1956 // DESCRIPTION // Materials: Marram grass sewn with linen thread // Maker: Mrs. Williams, Bodwena, Newborough, Anglesey. // Shape and construction: Oval. Coiled construction. Very fine. // Dimensions: 9 1/2” x 7” // Use: // Dialect names: // Distribution: // Additional notes: The maker believed she was the last person making these baskets for sale, owing to the shortage of marram grass. // See letter from M. W. Hereford in Materials File.'

Newborough [Anglesey [unitary authority]]

1956 - 1956

Mat, table, Basketwork

Rural Industries Bureau (Corporate Body)
Mahoney, E. W. (Agent)
Elson, M. (Agent)
Wright, Dorothy (Recorder)