Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby — the Ladies of Llangollen
- Title:
- [Creamer with an image of the Ladies of Llangollen]; [Ladies of Llangollen figurine]
- Publication/Origin:
- [Staffordshire]: [1800s]
- Description:
- In the late eighteenth century, aristocrat Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, the young orphaned daughter of Chambre Brabazon Ponsonby, abandoned their lives in Ireland and made a home for themselves in Llangollen, Wales, to the disapproval of both their families. Known as the Ladies of Llangollen, they appeared to have understood their relationship as a marriage. They were part of an emerging culture of relationships between same-sex couples. In the nineteenth century there was a thriving industry producing and selling objects commemorating the Ladies of Llangollen. Their images graced Staffordshire transfer-ware pottery, popular prints, and multitudes of ephemera.
- Source:
- Ladies of Llangollen Collection
- Citation:
- [Creamer with an image of the Ladies of Llangollen]; [Ladies of Llangollen figurine], [Staffordshire]: [1800s], Lisa Unger Baskin Collection, Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. Accessed April 20, 2024, https://exhibits.library.duke.edu/exhibits/show/baskin/item/4079