Cameo Portrait of Frederick Marshall, ca. 1855, Made in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, American, Queen conch shell, gold, 2 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. (7.3 x 6.4 cm), Jewelry, Cameos are small sculptures carved in relief on a hard substance such as stone, coral, glass, or, as here, shell. Commonly, cameos are carved from materials with two or more inherent layers of color, allowing the sculptor to create contrast between the relief figures and background
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Cameo Portrait, Frederick Marshall, ca, 1855, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, American, Queen conch shell, gold, 2 7/8 x 2 1/2, 7.3 6.4 cm, Jewelry, Cameos, small sculptures carved, relief, hard substance, stone, coral, glass, shell, Commonly, cameos, carved, materials, two, inherent layers, color, allowing, sculptor, create contrast, relief figures, background
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