Tag: Welsh Dresser

We have at least a half-dozen folks who stroll into our booth and exclaim, "Oh, I've always wanted one of those," pointing to a Welsh dresser, and completely disregarding any other English furniture we might have in our booth. What is it about this particular object that causes them to react so emotionally? Just looking at a 19th-century Welsh dresser may transport you to a bygone era of calmer times. It's a typical day at the farmhouse of a Welsh farmer, with an open fireplace and a baby sleeping in the cradle, his wife cleaning her pewter and her husband completing his gruel for breakfast on a stool at the table. Another reason, we are sure, why we all gravitate to stunning Welsh dressers is because of the term patina. It is the beautiful combination of dirt, smoke, and beeswax...