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FUND RAISING EVENT
Needed £10.000
A wonderful collection of items relating to the Morgan's & their servants have been offered for sale. The various items are being offered by private sale and the asking price is £10.000.
It is a must, that these original items return to Tredegar.
Please support the Friends of Tredegar and Have an enjoyable evening of Word and Music and help us raise some money.
For further details, please see the attachment or contact Judith Rice tel;01633 894108
- Personal Asprey London leather travelling case and contents, including two bedside clocks
- Small Asprey London matching leather box containing gold and pearl shirt studs
- Mother of pearl personal domino set (miniature set, in case) -Evan
- Two Braille Cartier watches
- One white pearl mounted on gold base, back-collar stud; three black pearl front shirt studs; three amethyst/gold front shirt studs, for formal wear
- Poaching stick.
- Horse (Hands) measuring stick - Evan's staff
- Two hard cover books given to my late father by Evan and personally autographed.
- T. Goode & Co, London, South Audley Street tea service (marked #6610) given to my parents by Mrs Maud Williams (Housekeeper) when they got married on 8 August 1935.
- Cutlery set given to my parents by Evan when they got married
- Small diamond and ruby red gentleman's tie pin which is a replica of the Royal Yacht Squadron pennant: yacht "The Liberty" was a member
- One button from Courtenay's jacket showing anchor with Tredegar crest above - ex "The Liberty".
- Telescope from the yacht "The Liberty"
- Brass clock and barometer set from "The Liberty" (items 13 and purchased by Henry Smith when the ship was broken up at Newport docks)
- Mini opera monocular
- Lightweight brown Malacca wood cane with gold top - used by Courtenay when eyesight was failing
- Assorted bone handled two pronged cutlery - circa 1700's
- Three very large ornate wine glasses - circa 1700's (claret)
- Number of A4 professional black and white photographs showing Tredegar as it was in its prime
- Photographs of "Old Sayzeland" (William), by himself and one with his wife and son.
- Photographs of Henry Smith with Blue Boy and one with Blue Boyby himself sitting on large flower pot
- Photograph of Jack Holloway (Head Gamekeeper) with his family.
AND MORE..........
Dawn Elliott
Vice Chairman Friends of Tredegar House
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The Friends of Tredegar invite you to an evening of entertainment on Friday 12th February (read more....)
Ticket winning numbers from Christmas raffle
- £100.00 Ticket No. 4253
- £ 50.00 Ticket No. 11741
- Christmas Hamper Ticket No. 3050
- Wine Ticket No. 3789
- Spirit Hamper Ticket No.5752
- Dolman Theatre play tickets Ticket No. 5784
- Hair appointment Ticket No.10069
- Chocolate and sweet hamper Ticket No. 11628
- House visit ticket and Membership of the Friends Ticket No. 1001
- Cuddly bear Ticket No. 1716
1st prize winner of the £100 Mr Thompson of St Julian's Newport
The Ryder Cup
Tredegar House Park and car park will be used for the event between 27th September and 3rd October as a park and ride point.
The aim is that all persons who wish to enter the Celtic Manor grounds will ONLY arrive on official buses.
The car park will be used as the bus terminal, where as, the park land will be used for parking of all visiting cars. The security will be as an airport terminal and all bags will be scrutinized mechanically before visitors will be allowed onto the buses which will transport them to their venue.
Tredegar is one of several venues operating this system. The legacy of the event will be a new car park and fencing to close off parts of the park; additional lighting and heavy duty mesh that the grass will grow through to help protect the land.
Park life Fund Day
On a Sunday in July, in the park at Tredegar, the council were promoting a free family day out.
The idea was to publicize local services and activities available to Newportonians. There were interactive stands,
fun games for the children and lots of free gifts for all.
Unfortunately the weather was not good on the day as it rained steadily all day, but, still over 2000 people attended, the day was a great success. The “Friends” were allocated a stand where several of our members spent the day promoting the “Friends” and discussing Tredegar House with all who were interested.
Visitors Centre
The work is well on its way at Tredegar visitors centre, the new roof is being replaced at this time and the interior should be finished for the Christmas visitors. It will include a library and an I. T. centre. The positive points for Tredegar will be that the visitor centre will be open six days a week and there will be a full time assistant employed.
News Release
Miniature Cabinet returns to Tredegar House
An unusual and elegant walnut cabinet with ties to the Morgan family who lived in Tredegar House, Newport for five centuries, has been returned to its original home thanks to grants from independent charity The Art Fund, the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, Friends of Tredegar House and the Beecroft Bequest.
The cabinet went on display at Tredegar House last week. It was acquired at a Bonhams auction for £69,600, of which £34,140 came from The Art Fund and
£24,360 from the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund. The Friends of Tredegar House raised £6,100 with the Beecroft Bequest funding the remaining £5,000.
Andrew Macdonald, Acting Director of The Art Fund, said: “Not only is this cabinet beautifully crafted and striking in its walnut colour, it has strong ties to Tredegar House and the Morgan family and offers a glimpse at Sir William Morgan’s taste for elegant design. The Art Fund is delighted to have helped bring the piece home.”
Emily Price, Curator at Tredegar House, said: “We were extremely excited when we saw that this pretty cabinet was coming up for auction, and knew that we had to try to raise the money to bring it back to Tredegar House permanently. Such distinctive and attractive pieces of furniture from the House’s original collection do not come onto the market very often, so last month’s auction was a rare opportunity to enrich our displays. The new acquisition will help us to give visitors a taste of how opulent the House was when the Morgan family lived here.”
The cabinet appears to have been created c 1720, during the reign of George I. It is thought to have been commissioned especially for Sir William Morgan (1700 – 1731), part of the Morgan family who lived in the House for over 500 years.
Elegantly shaped and attractive in its warm, golden colour, the cabinet is particularly rare because of its diminutive size. The body is made from walnut, inlaid with boxwood and ebonised lines. Effectively a scaled down adults bureau, the piece may well have been made for Sir William Morgan’s son.
Sir William Morgan was an extravagant spender and had an avid interest in fine craft. During his short life, he acquired silver punch bowls, built cock pits and race courses.
Tredegar House is one of the finest and most intriguing late 17th century Houses in Wales and indeed Great Britain. The Morgan family, who lived on the Tredegar House site for over 500 years, sold the property in 1951. The collection was dispersed through the 1950s, largely at auction, with this piece being sold in 1957. Today the House seeks to bring these original pieces ‘home’. Since Newport City Council bought the House in 1974, many original works have been returned.
This cabinet appeared in 1957 House Sale catalogue, and there are labels on the back of the cabinet which read ‘Tredegar Park’ and ‘Lord Tredegar’. Such labels appear on other pieces originally from the collection. Evidence suggests that it has not been on public display since 1962, when it was exhibited at the CINOA (Confédération Internationale des Négociants en Oeuvres d'Art) International Art Treasures Exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in 1962.
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There will be a charge of £1.80 per car in the car park of Tredegar House from 2007, it will be a Pay and Display system and it will be enforced. An exception has been made for the Friends of Tredegar House, who will be exempt if they leave their current membership card on their dashboard and the appropriate sign .
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FRIENDS OF TREDEGAR HOUSE CATERING GROUP
Your help would be appreciated, Maureen Butterworth and her ladies are looking for helpers to increase their ranks,
Could you find time to help?
Please telephone: Maureen 01633 266977
Sewing Group
Contact Sue Powell (01633) 815924
The group meets at Tredegar House on Monday afternoons
The "Friends" Gardening Club
Meeting on
Friday Mornings 10 – 12.30
Volunteers are needed
Can you help !
Contact:
Dorothy Thomas (01633) 895723