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Black and white photograph of Irene Morgan (nee Davies) standing by an example of her quilting work. Date and location of exhibtion/display unknown, probably 1950s.
Irene Morgan (nee Davies), born in 1905, learned to quilt at Aberdare Technical College in 1928. The class was organized by the Rural Industries Bureau as part of a scheme to bring employment and to revive craft skills in the coalmining areas of south Wales. Quilting classes were set up in Aberdare, Porth, Merthyr Tydfil, Abertridwr, Splott in Cardiff, and Blaina.
Image: By kind permission of Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales. © Unknown. If you have any information that may assist us in identifying a © holder, please contact images@museumwales.ac.uk
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F02.20.46
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