Daliwr haearn crychu / Goffering iron
- Accession no: B-612
- Name: Daliwr haearn crychu / Goffering iron
- Description: Byddai gan y rhan fwyaf o gartrefi un o'r rhain, ynghyd â'r ffon haearn oedd yn cael ei phoethi yn y tân ac wedyn yn cael ei rhoi yn y daliwr crwn. Roedd defnydd llaith yn cael ei basio dros yr ochr lyfn i'w smwddio, ac i'w siapio yn grychiadau llac. Ymyl boned, o bosib, yw'r enghraifft orau o ddilledyn a fyddai angen ei grychu gan fod bonedi cotwm yn cael eu gwisgo gan y mwyafrif o ferched yn ystod y ddeunawfed ganrif. Roedd coleri, ymylon sgertiau a llewys hefyd yn cael eu crychu. Er mwyn cadw'r ffriliau neu'r crychiadau byddai'r defnydd llaith yn cael ei startsio cyn ei grychu. Roeddent hefyd yn cael eu hadnabod fel 'Italian irons'.
Gofaint oedd yn cynhyrchu heyrn cwicio mewn amrywiaeth o siapiau deniadol. Roeddent yn cael eu defnyddio fel gwrthrychau addurnedig ar silff ben tân, wrth ymyl canwyllbrennau ac ornaments tsieni.
Most households would have had one of these, complete with the iron rod which was heated up in the fire then inserted into the rounded holder. Damp cloth was passed over the smooth surface to iron it, and to shape into loose ruffles. The edging of a bonnet is perhaps the best example of an item of clothing that would need to be crimped as cotton bonnets were worn by most women during the eighteenth century. Collars, skirt edgings and sleeves were also goffered. To retain the frilled or ruffled effect the damp material would be starched before goffering. They were also known as 'Italian irons'.
Iron gofferers were made by blacksmiths in a variety of attractive shapes. They were used as decorative objects on the mantlepiece, standing next to candlesticks and china ornaments. - Summary Description: Haearn; stand 3 coes; gwialen ar gyfer crychu ar goll.
Iron; 3 legged stand; rod for crimping missing. - Size: uchder / height 16cm
- Copyright: Storiel