Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Penyrorsedd Quarry (chalk crayon drawing)

Hughes, Olwen (Artist)

General view of Penyrorsedd quarry looking down approach road. Signed and dated bottom right.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

1997.3/1

Historical Associations

Association Type: Slate quarries
Place: Pen-yr-Orsedd slate quarry

Creation/Production

Hughes, Olwen
Born and brought up in Rhymney. Educated in Wales, she later lived and worked in Leicester. She provided illustrations for various publications and her work appeared regularly in the Western Mail and Leicester Mercury. She was awarded MBE in 2002 ‘for services to the community’.
Role: Artist
Period: 03/1980

Acquisition

collected officially, 6/1/1997

Measurements

Length (mm): 508
Width (mm): 763

Techniques

Chalk crayon on card
Painting and drawing

Material

Card

Categories

Slate 1980s
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