'Miss Don Colwyn'- a rare 19th century Welsh folk art straw work and watercolour picture

'Miss Don Colwyn'- a rare 19th century Welsh folk art straw work and watercolour picture, depicting a house, with two locomotives and carriages in the foreground, possibly an idealised view of the stables by Glan-y-don hospital in Colwyn Bay, signed, 43.5 by 59cms, in gilt slip and painted frame, 51 by 66.5cms overall.Provenance: From The Hon. Sir William McAlpine Collection. Rutland Gallery London label to reverse. It has been suggested that straw work pictures such as this may have been made by patients at the Glan-y-don hospital in Colwyn Bay, as a form of occupational therapy. Condition Report: Some paper cockling- and fading from sunlight- slip and frame with some wear and damage- some lifting to straw workCondition Report Disclaimer