Identity area
Reference code
NLW MS 23699E, f. 168.
Title
John Petts letter,
Date(s)
- 5 May 1968 / (Creation)
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Item
Extent and medium
1 f.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Petts (1914-1991), artist, was best known for his engravings and stained glass. With his first wife, artist and writer Brenda Chamberlain, Petts set up the Caseg printing press in Llanllechid in 1937.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mrs Anne Letts, widow of Eric Letts; Towcester; Donation; December 2002; 0200214351.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A letter, 5 May 1968, from the artist John Petts to Eric Letts, engineer, thanking him for advice on metal coatings for a sculpture for a church in south Wales.
The sculpture, hitherto unidentified, is described as a 'steel figure' (f. 168), and may be the figure of the Risen Christ at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Gorseinon, Swansea.
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English.
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Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 23699E, f. 168.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
vtls004404266
GEAC system control number
(WlAbNL)0000404266
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Name access points
- Letts, Eric. (Subject)
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Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales