Margaret J JENKIN

Margaret J JENKIN

Early paintings (2 illus) of the Cornish Mining Schools by this artist, form part of the art collection of the former Camborne School of Mines. They are interior paintings of the Chemistry Laboratory at Redruth School of Mines (1897) and the Assay Laboratory at Redruth School of Mines (c1897). They are detailed studies and of historic interest.

A correspondent was in touch in late 2025 to let us know that these two paintings were recently sold at auction, and may possibly now be in private ownership. A great loss to the history of the mining industry in Cornwall.

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Painter in oils

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Public Catalogue Foundation (PCF) Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly: Oil Paintings in Public Ownership