- Object name(s):
- Corn hirlas; Drinking horn
- Brief description:
- Corn mawr ar stand haen arian gwych iawn; corn yn cael ei ddal gan ddraig hefo'i gynnfon yn troelli o gwmpas y corn; llygaid y ddraig a'r gwaelod wedi hefo cerrig lliw wedi mewnosod; corn gyd arwyneb o haen arian; caead pres gwych ar top y corn gyda 2 cerub ym mhob pen; wedi ei gynllunio gan Goscombe John (effaith Art Nouveau ar ffigyrau fenywol noeth a llinellau chwyldroedig o gwmpas y ffigyrau a'r cerrig); anrheg priodas i Syr Isambard Owen, a oedd yn Dirprwy Ganghellor Prifysgol Cymru. ar y pryd. Large horn on very ornate silver plated stand; horn held by dragon with tail curling round horn; dragon's eyes, and round base set with coloured stones; horn lined with silver plate; ornate brass lid on top of horn with 2 cherubs at apex; designed by Sir Goscombe John (Art Nouveau influence on nude female figures and swirling lines round figures and stones); for a wedding present to Sir Isambard Owen, then Deputy Chancellor of the University of Wales.
- Collection:
- STORIEL
- Dimension:
- Uchder / Height : 68.5 cm Hyd y stand / Length of stand : 22 cm
- Object name:
- Corn hirlas; Drinking horn
- Object number:
- B-1947/48
- Physical description:
- Corn mawr ar stand haen arian gwych iawn; corn yn cael ei ddal gan ddraig hefo'i gynnfon yn troelli o gwmpas y corn; llygaid y ddraig a'r gwaelod wedi hefo cerrig lliw wedi mewnosod; corn gyd arwyneb o haen arian; caead pres gwych ar top y corn gyda 2 cerub ym mhob pen; wedi ei gynllunio gan Goscombe John (effaith Art Nouveau ar ffigyrau fenywol noeth a llinellau chwyldroedig o gwmpas y ffigyrau a'r cerrig); anrheg priodas i Syr Isambard Owen, a oedd yn Dirprwy Ganghellor Prifysgol Cymru. ar y pryd. Large horn on very ornate silver plated stand; horn held by dragon with tail curling round horn; dragon's eyes, and round base set with coloured stones; horn lined with silver plate; ornate brass lid on top of horn with 2 cherubs at apex; designed by Sir Goscombe John (Art Nouveau influence on nude female figures and swirling lines round figures and stones); for a wedding present to Sir Isambard Owen, then Deputy Chancellor of the University of Wales.
- Reproduction number:
- B-1947_48.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Hanes Cymdeithasol / Social History
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/676f5bb0-9938-312e-ad05-99a68ffe2f49
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