Penyrorsedd Quarry (pen & ink drawing)

Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Hughes, Olwen (Artist)

General view of Penyrorsedd quarry looking up the approach road. Unsigned and undated.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

1997.3/2

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

mount (mm): 262

mount (mm): 360

Techniques

Pen and ink on card

Painting and drawing

Material

Card

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Bronze Age Gold from Wales