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was the younger brother of their governess Jane Blaker. The French collection was only one aspect of their interests – it hung at
Gregynog alongside Old Masters, prints by Dürer, Rembrandt and Whistler, Chinese and Islamic ceramics, contemporary hand-made furniture commissioned by the sisters, Welsh
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The Hall continues to operate as an historic house conference centre and now wedding venue, offering tourist accommodation for visitors to the gardens and grounds. Following institutional changes within the
University of Wales the future of Gregynog as a national centre for excellence in the arts,
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vernacular furniture as well as contemporary ceramics and crafts. Seen as a whole, the sisters' collections are a tribute to the multiplicity and
Catholicism of their tastes.
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