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Portrait of Major John Hanbury (print on tinplate)

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Lithograph on tinplate of a portrait of Major John Hanbury(1664-1734), c.1720. Commonly known as the father of the British tinplate industry. Reputed to have discovered the art of rolling iron bar at Pontypool.

Portrait of Major John Hanbury
Image: By kind permission of Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales. © Unknown. If you have any information that may assist us in identifying a © holder, please contact image.licensing@museumwales.ac.uk

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

89.15I/1

Creation/Production

unknown
Role: artist
Date: unknown date

Acquisition

Collected officially, 26/1/1989

Measurements

length (mm):559
width (mm):762

Techniques

lithograph
print

Material

tin

Location

Nantgarw room 110 Industry rack A/1B

Categories

tinplate & sheet metal smelting Gwent (county name) unknown date
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Portrait of Major John Hanbury
By kind permission of Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales. © Unknown. If you have any information that may assist us in identifying a © holder, please contact image.licensing@museumwales.ac.uk
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