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Hughes, Olwen (Manufacturer)
Tywyn Pottery (Manufacturer)

China mug printed with an illustration of a coal mine by Olwen Hughes and a poem by Idris Davies 'In the places of my boyhood' describing closure of coal mines.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

2000.98

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’.
Tywyn Pottery
Role: Artist (of original)
Role: Manufacturer
Place: Wales
Period: 1990s

Acquisition

donation, 26/4/2000

Measurements

top (mm): 73
Height (mm): 94

Material

Bone china

Categories

Coal 1990s

Classification

events coal mine buildings commemorative mine closures
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