Oes aur Nantgarw

Mae John Rees yn arbenigwr ar hen bethau. Yma mae e’n siarad am lestri porslen Nantgarw…

Dych chi’n hoffi yfed te neu goffi o gwpan neu fwg porslen? Dych chi wedi bod i arddangosfa a gweld cwpanau cain sydd wedi’u haddurno gydag adar, blodau ac aur? Oes rhai gyda chi neu’r teulu? Mae llawer o bobl yn meddwl bod y llestri cain yma yn dod o Loegr, neu o dramor, ond ar un adeg roedd crochendy yng Nghymru yn gwneud llestri o safon uchel iawn. Hyd heddiw, mae gwaith porslen o Nantgarw, wrth ymyl Caerdydd, yn boblogaidd iawn. Yn 1813 roedd William Billingsley a Samuel Walker wedi rhentu T] Nantgarw yn Sir Forgannwg. Roedd y lleoliad yn bwysig. Roedd wyth milltir o’r brifddinas ac wrth ymyl Camlas Morgannwg. Roedd Billingsley yn un o’r rhai oedd wedi datblygu’r fformiwla ar gyfer porslen Royal Worcester yn Lloegr. Roedd y cwmni…

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Lingo Newydd (Digital) - 1 Issue, February / March 2022 - Issue 136

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