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It is still worn by Welsh folk-dance women, and schoolgirls, in Wales on St David's Day, but rarely on other occasions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo main shapes of Welsh hat were made during the 19th century: those with drum shaped (vertical sided) crowns were worn in north-west Wales, and those with slightly tapering crowns were found in the rest of Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSydney Curnow Vosper's 1908 watercolour Salem is one of the most iconic images of Wales. It depicts four women all wearing the same hat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Welsh hat first appeared during the late 1700s; it became widely popular in the 1830s and over 380 examples are known to have survived. 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their tea are wearing their traditional Het Gymreig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ec.1910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox 13.5cms (5 1\/3\") tall\u003cbr\u003eApprox 12cms (4 3\/4\") spout to handle\u003cbr\u003eApprox 6cms (2 1\/3\") wide\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent condition\u003cbr\u003eGUARANTEED free from damage and repair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Het Gymreig\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe Welsh hat (Welsh: Het Gymreig) worn by women as part of Welsh national costume is a tall hat, similar to a top hat, or the capotain. It is still worn by Welsh folk-dance women, and schoolgirls, in Wales on St David's Day, but rarely on other occasions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo main shapes of Welsh hat were made during the 19th century: those with drum shaped (vertical sided) crowns were worn in north-west Wales, and those with slightly tapering crowns were found in the rest of Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSydney Curnow Vosper's 1908 watercolour Salem is one of the most iconic images of Wales. It depicts four women all wearing the same hat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Welsh hat first appeared during the late 1700s; it became widely popular in the 1830s and over 380 examples are known to have survived. The Welsh hat was part of a traditional Welsh costume propagated by Augusta Hall, Baroness Llanover (1802–1896) but it is unlikely that she had much influence on anyone other than her friends and servants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hat may have developed from a number of types of tall hat including the riding hat, which ladies wore during the early part of the 19th century, (as illustrated in the Llanover prints) but no evidence has been discovered which explains why, during the 1830s, the tall hat with the stiff, flat brim, which is unique to the Welsh hat, replaced the other types of men's hat worn by many rural women in Wales at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the late 1840s the Welsh hat had become an icon of Wales and was used in cartoons to represent Wales as a nation. It brought forward the image of a happy, hearty, healthy, hard-working Welsh woman. It became part of the national identity and was normally worn with the other elements of Welsh costume, especially the gown or bedgown (Welsh: gŵn or betgwn). It continues in use as an icon of Wales in tourist literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}