Image ID: 01121

Box Made by a Napoleonic Prisoner of War Blwch Carcharorion Rhyfel Napoleonaidd

Credits:

Brecon
Powys
Wales Aberhonddu
Powys
Cymru

This straw work box was made by Napoleonic prisoners of war. Between 1806 and 1812 eighty-six French officers were ‘paroled’ in Brecon. This meant that they were allowed to walk around the town but had to return to their lodgings at a specified time each day. To supplement their small allowance, they would make intricate objects and sell them to local people. Gwnaethpwyd y blwch gwaith gwellt hwn gan garcharorion rhyfel Napoleonaidd. Rhwng 1806 a 1812 cafodd wyth deg chwech o swyddogion Ffrainc eu 'parolio' yn Aberhonddu. Roedd hyn yn golygu eu bod yn cael cerdded o amgylch y dref ond roedd yn rhaid iddynt ddychwelyd i'w llety ar adeg benodol bob dydd. I ategu eu lwfans bach, byddent yn gwneud gwrthrychau cywrain ac yn eu gwerthu i bobl leol.

Date:

1806-1812

Category:

Leisure and the arts, Warfare and wartime, Georgians

Institution:

Brecknock Museum and Art Gallery Amgueddfa ac Oriel Gelf Brycheiniog

Organisation Reference:

Brecon Museum y Gaer BRCNM 1981.11

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Keywords box straw prisoners French

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