Gwendolen Massey, Cornelyn, Beaumaris, c. 1880s

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During the late-nineteenth century Gwendolen Massey (1864-1960) and her sister Edith (1863-1946) were prominent members of the Anglesey Hunt. Gwendolen served as Lady Patroness of the Anglesey Hunt in 1888. Apart from hunting, the Massey sisters also had a great love of drawing and produced numerous botanical illustrations of the wild flowers and plants of Anglesey.

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Department of Manuscripts and Archives, University of Bangor 2010

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26/1/2010

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1880-1889

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