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John Northwood II
a pencil and black and white chalk preparatory drawing for a glass cameo plaque, depicting Aurora, the goddess of the dawn on a two horse chariot surrounded by her retinue, on blue/grey paper, signed JH.II and titled TO WAKE THE MORN -- 41cm. diam., mounted on board, framed and glazed with paper label (some foxing and a water stain), circa 1907; two copper plates for engraving, a copper printing plate with reverse sceened image of the cameo plaque 'Aphrodite' by John Northwood II, a steel printing plate with image of the reproduction of the 'Portland Vase' by John Northwood I; various black and white photographs depicting glass making including a photograph of John Northwood; a book plate of the cameo plaque 'Dancing figures after Flaxman'; and three pamphlets
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a pencil and black and white chalk preparatory drawing for a glass cameo plaque, depicting Aurora, the goddess of the dawn on a two horse chariot surrounded by her retinue, on blue/grey paper, signed JH.II and titled TO WAKE THE MORN -- 41cm. diam., mounted on board, framed and glazed with paper label (some foxing and a water stain), circa 1907; two copper plates for engraving, a copper printing plate with reverse sceened image of the cameo plaque 'Aphrodite' by John Northwood II, a steel printing plate with image of the reproduction of the 'Portland Vase' by John Northwood I; various black and white photographs depicting glass making including a photograph of John Northwood; a book plate of the cameo plaque 'Dancing figures after Flaxman'; and three pamphlets
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Provenance
By decent through the Northwood family until acquired by the prescent owner
Literature
Ray and Lee Grover, ENGLISH CAMEO GLASS (Crown Publishers, Inc. New York 1980) p.14 & p.168, pl.142