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The object is possibly mistletoe. Creator's name and date of creation are inscribed on the reverse, probably by Edward Adamson.

Adamson Collection

Identified works created in Adamson's studios

Works by Leathers, Ray

Multicoloured shape resembling a question mark on a turquoise ground, with a sketch of a man's head to the left

The head of a bald man

Red and black patterned shape in a green square

Sketches of a man's head and the head and shoulders of another man, with a red and green structure in a yellow square between them

Shapes in red, yellow, green and black, with green dots at the centre

Head and shoulders portrait of a man

Head of a man in left profile on a red ground

Brown branches with red and green darts and curves on a green ground

Head of a man

Sketch of a man's head outlined in red

Geometric shapes in yellow, purple, red and orange divided by black lines, on a black ground

A turquoise grid joined with yellow ties, containing orange, blue and black splotches and rounded shapes

A stylised black and red tree in a field of yellow, black and green stalks

Sketches of two men's faces

Two women with heads touching on a red ground

Red and orange shape outlined in black and orange, on a purple ground

Multicolour scrolling, flat and tubular forms on an orange ground

Multicolour scrolling, flat and tubular forms on a dark blue ground

"Hell Let Loose"

A head surrounded by a pink aura, with a sketch of a man with a moustache wearing a hat and a tie to the right

A multicoloured polyhedron on an orange ground

Green, orange and black lines with orange circles

Head of a man on an orange ground

Humanoid head in pink, red and grey

Multicolour scrolling, flat and tubular forms on a purple ground

A man looking downwards, seen from above, on an orange ground

A sketched outline of a person's face in brown

An interconnecting shape with stripes inside a painted red rectangle

Connected curved shapes

Sketch of a man's head in profile

The head of a man in brown on a green ground

An interconnecting shape with green stripes

Head and shoulders portrait

Two structures formed from geometric shapes

Interconnecting structures in orange on a yellow ground

Various objects surrounding a hand holding a dagger

Head of a woman smoking a cigarette

Head of a woman wearing a head scarf

Connected multicolour scrolling, flat, grid and tubular shapes

Wooden structures connected together with an object hanging from them on the right

Wooden structures connected together with an object hanging from them on the right

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