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The Dinner Party: Heritage Floor: Sarah Ponsonby




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Judy Chicago (American, b. 1939). The Dinner Party (Heritage Floor; detail), 1974–79. Porcelain with rainbow and gold luster, 48 x 48 x 48 ft. (14.6 x 14.6 x 14.6 m). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation, 2002.10. © Judy Chicago. Photograph by Jook Leung Photography

Sarah Ponsonby
b. 1745, Woodstock, Ireland; d. 1831, Llangollen, Wales

Sarah Ponsonby and her life companion Eleanor Butler were known as the "Ladies of Llangollen." Named after the Welsh town where the two lived together in a Gothic home, the Ladies shared a life reading, walking, learning foreign languages, gardening, and entertaining their accomplished friends. Their relationship was written about and mythologized by numerous authors, including Anna Seward, Dorothy Wordsworth, and Kenneth Burke.

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Last updated April 24, 2007.
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