Kyra has already explained the marriage. The cameo is hand cut helmet shell. There is no generally accepted term for cameos like this one, but I...
I remember them as something you might get at a party, the way you might get a silly hat or a noise maker. Maybe it was Luaus for Dummies.
I bought a big book on Idar-Oberstein because the table of contents showed a chapter on cameos. Turned out to be only about 6 pages, with a...
The name for 'Mr. Morrel' does not look anything like 'Morrel' in manuscript, more like something that ends in 'ton'.
Thank you so much. I know how mind boggling it can be to trawl through a bunch of pictures, looking for a match, especially when there's no...
I suspect you are never going to want to leave. :pics:
The face reminds me of the bone moonface carvings used in jewellery & usually represented as coming from Bali.
What AJ said.
Some look like baby bracelets, but it's hard to get a clear idea of size from photo.
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