Cameo, ca. 1835, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Helmet-conch shell, gold, and enamel, 2 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (6.4 x 5.7 cm), Jewelry, Cameo by George W. Jamison (American, New York 1810–1868 Yonkers, New York), Metalwork by William Rose (active 1839–50), The helmet-conch-shell cameo with a bust of Andrew Jackson, cut in about 1835 by George W. Jamison, is an elegant tribute to the seventh president. Reflecting the 'cameo fever' that first swept Europe in the late eighteenth century, it is inscribed with Jackson's oft-quoted slogan, THE UNION / IT MUST AND / SHALL BE / PRESERVED
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Cameo, ca, 1835, New York, United States, American, Helmet-conch shell, gold, enamel, 2 1/2 x 2 1/4, 6.4 5.7 cm, Jewelry, Cameo by George W. Jamison, 1810–1868, Yonkers, Metalwork William Rose, active, 1839–50, helmet-conch-shell, cameo, bust, Andrew Jackson, cut, George W, Jamison, elegant tribute, seventh president, Reflecting, cameo fever, first swept, Europe, late eighteenth, century, inscribed, Jackson, oft-quoted slogan, UNION, MUST, SHALL, BE, PRESERVED
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