The first telegram uses the neologism 'childmother'. In the newspaper photo, the baby looks about a third the size of the 'mother'. I ask you......
Hello, kitten-owning Toba. The beads look like glass approximations of Chinese turquoise....
Ah, but having struggled with it, you'll remember next time. You did get a great photo. So we can get a better look: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I'm...
I see no reason to think she is not a single piece of stone. The red layer will have been 'enhanced'. She has suffered what I call a traumatic...
Compare the two. If the designs are an exact match, they are molded glass. Are you sure they're baskets of flowers? I see something more like...
Another think I like about her, indicated by the unconventional jewellery, is that the cutter did depart in an imaginative way from the stock...
Wish I could tell you what the marks are, but really do not look Egyptian, even partials stamped on a tiny rounded surface like a pin stem. This...
Bronwen got pulled away for a while. Carnelian/cornelian is a name for the red-orange shades of translucent chalcedony, but because of the color...
Both parts are likely to be the same material, either glass or plastic. Another one that is likely to be Czech.
Ummm, ignorance?
It's hard to assess your marks without seeing them. They don't sound like Egyptian marks. You can compare for yourself with the illustrations...
When I was a little girl, apparel like the yellow garment was known as a sunsuit. My mother & I had matching ones, white with turquoise polka...
In age & materials, she is like the several others you have shown us so far. However, if I am seeing her correctly, this time we can give her a...
Hi Dana. 1950s/60s helmet shell cameo of the pretty lady type that originally made its appearance earlier in the century with more of an art...
Hello again, Dana. She is cut in helmet shell & does not depict anyone in particular. although it is quite likely she was influenced by this...
Hello, Dana1048. Hollyblue left you a good post at #9 with a couple of links to follow. [I need help just nipped in with the info.] Another...
Wrong tail. It looks more like some kind of monkey to me.
Most likely glass, since the other 'stones' are. I see them as looking more like chrysoprase than jade.
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How well are the photos capturing the colors as you see them in person? As shown, stone looks more like this kind of thing:...
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