Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Ideal Miner (statue)
Fiberglass miner with flame safety lamp. Statue was made for the Industrial Wales Exhibition at Olympia 1947 for the National Coal Board. It came to Big Pit from the NCB Museum at Nantgarw Colliery. Miner modelled on Thomas Idris Lewis who lived at Tan-y-coed Bungalow, 3 Dulais Road, Seven Sisters, Neath.
This statue was made for the National Coal Board for the Industrial Wales Exhibition at Olympia 1947. The miner was modelled on Thomas Idris Lewis of Seven Sisters, Neath.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
2001.1/42
Creation/Production
A. Barney, Seale
Date: 1947
Acquisition
Donation, 1/2/2001
Measurements
Length
(mm): 1060
Width
(mm): 650
Height
(mm): 2750
Techniques
sculpture
Material
fibreglass
Location
Big Pit National Coal Museum : Pit Head Baths Gallery
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