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Saint John the Evangelist and the three Maries look on, and Joseph of Arimethea holds a jar of embalming fluid. Above, three angels flying. Creator's name and inscription written by the creator on the reverse.

Adamson Collection

Identified works created in Adamson's studios

Works by Rowlands, Gwyneth

Yellow and black butterfly

Butterfly with brown, green, white and pink wings

Butterfly with green, brown, white and orange wings

Butterfly with red, white and black wings

Two butterflies

Butterfly with yellow, black and orange wings

Butterfly with black, brown and green wings

Butterfly with green, pink and black wings

Butterfly with black, brown and blue wings

Butterfly with brown, orange, black and white wings

Butterfly with orange and black wings

Butterfly with orange, yellow and brown wings

Butterfly with white and black wings

Butterfly with brown, yellow, black and white wings

Butterfly with brown, black, orange, yellow, blue and white wings

Butterfly with orange, black, brown and white wings

Butterfly with red wings on a black ground

Butterfly with orange, yellow and black wings

Butterfly with green, yellow, orange and black wings

Butterfly with orange, brown and black wings

Butterfly with yellow, blue, red and black wings

Butterfly with black and green wings

Butterfly with yellow and orange wings

Butterfly with brown, orange and yellow wings

Butterfly with white wings

Butterfly with blue, red, white and black wings on a brown ground

Butterfly with blue wings and a pink flower on a silver ground

Butterfly with orange, brown, black and white wings

Butterfly with brown, orange and white wings

Butterfly with yellow, red and blue wings

Butterfly with red wings

Butterfly with brown, white, purple and orange wings

Butterfly with brown, green, yellow, blue, white and orange wings

Butterfly with orange, white and black wings

Butterfly with brown, orange, yellow, white and black wings

Butterfly with orange, brown, white and black wings

Butterfly with black, white and blue wings

Birds and flowers

Byzantine style figures

Various animals and human faces

A woman and child and the Virgin Mary and Christ

Walrus

Countryside landscape with river and stone wall

Dog's head, a woman's face and butterflies

Face and purple reverse

Small faces painted in an amphora style

Orange cat

Cats and a face in profile

Stripy grey cat

Orange, purple, green and yellow fish and the head of a bearded man

A swan or snail

A tropical bird represented in a spoon

Face with downturned mouth on a red ground

Seal

Penguin, bird and fish

Seascape of fish and marine life with two large fish eyes and mouth

Scene of various birds in a garden

Head in profile with jewelled blue and gold hat and collar

Head in profile with jewelled purple, orange and yellow collar and hat

Various animals, human figures and objects on a red ground

Floral design in blue, yellow, purple and pink

Cat facing away from viewer with injury to head

Various human and animal figures

Village buildings, roads and fields

Whale in shades of green and blue

Three faces and a dragonfly

Two faces forming a sail on a boat and a nativity scene on reverse

Various flowers and butterflies

Various human figures and animals

Head of a woman

Mother and child with floral border

Woman in red and red floral pattern

Various animals and human figures

Fish and birds emerging from two heads

Man on horse and a face in profile with fish

Silver fish and a seal

Silver and purple fish with decorative border in blue, yellow, purple and green

Fish with textured coral like design

Nativity scenes with various birds

Ram's head in gold and black

Sheep's head

Outline of a face

Woman wearing a multicoloured patterned dress

Owl head

Owl with sharp beak

Virgin Mary, Joseph and Christ child

Two men with various birds and a fish on a dark blue ground with yellow stars

Two women and a baby

Nativity scene on dark blue ground

Nativity Scene on dark blue background

Woman's face in profile

Man's face and horse's head

A mallard

Brown hedgehog and small lamb

Orange patterned fish on a blue ground

Fish and butterflies in a body of water

Depiction of Christ in glory, about to be crowned by angels, acclaimed from below by the apostles, Saint John the Evangelist and the Virgin

Various faces, animals, creatures, trees and boats in an overlapping multicoloured design

Depiction of the Virgin embracing the body of Christ after the Crucifixion

Depiction of the Virgin embracing the body of Christ after the Crucifixion

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