John Northwood Medallion

ID: SIA2011-0488 or 32045

Creator: Tolman, Ruel P (Ruel Pardee) 1878-1954

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Date: c. 1935

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7433, Box 3, Folder: 1 Scrapbook II, 1934-1942, "A-N"

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Summary

Front side of a medal depicting the image of John Northwood. John Northwood, (born 1836, Wordsley, Staffordshire, Eng.-died 1902), was an English glassmaker and technical innovator who sparked a resurgence of British interest in classical Greek and Roman glassworking methods, particularly in the art of cameo glass.

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

This image was taken by Ruel P. Tolman, former Director of Smithsonian National Collection of Fine Arts, and is included in a scrapbook of photographs of Smithsonian staff, grounds and buildings, exhibitions, and Washington, D.C. scenes. (Section A)

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7433, Box 3, Folder: 1 Scrapbook II, 1934-1942, "A-N"

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

c. 1935

Restrictions & Rights

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Topic

Medals

ID Number

SIA2011-0488 or 32045

Physical description

Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 2.25w x 2.25h; Type of Image: Object; Medium: Photographic print

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