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Coal carving of a Bible contained in a leather pouch. The sculpture was made using the metal edge of a clog. The sculpture was given to the donor's father, Mr Albert Longley Senior, by the miner who made it. It is recorded that it was gifted during the 'bad' winter of 1947/1948 with the words 'you've got a bairn'. (A bad winter was recorded in 1946/1947, not 1947/1948.)
National Coal Mining Museum for England
Wakefield
Title
Bible
Date
c.1947/1948
Medium
coal
Measurements
H 2 x W 2 x D (?) cm
Accession number
YKSMM: 2002.649
Acquisition method
gift from Anne Shadbolt, 2002
Work type
Sculpture
National Coal Mining Museum for England
Caphouse Colliery, New Road, Overton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF4 4RH England
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