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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 12254057, member: 5833&quot;]That is exactly how I began to go about it when I moved on to buying as a collector.&nbsp; I was focused on learning how to &#039;read&#039; them, to recognize the attributes of mythological figures.&nbsp; There&#039;s no going back to &quot;pretty ladies&quot; once you&#039;ve taken that step.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, Flora, who seems to have been the origin of what became I call &quot;Corsage Lady&quot; in the 1920s/30s, thence to Pretty Ladies.&nbsp; I find yours more interesting than most because of the care the cutter took with her apparel.&nbsp; Very unusual.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Spot on.&nbsp; She&#039;s a bit skimpy, but not by much.&nbsp; This one is by Teresa Talani, from the collections of the University of Pennsylvania:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]552975[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Too funny. [joke] Charles Schmoll must have had a lot of free time while tending to the family shop to be able to produce so much work that we still find it regularly now. [joke]&nbsp; A couple more to add to the Schmoll file.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have soaked most of the shell cameos I have acquired over the years, some of them with multiple repeats of the soak/scrub cycle, and never yet had to regret it.&nbsp; I&#039;ll emphasize again that pieces, even unset ones, should be given ample time to air dry after being patted dry.&nbsp; I do not soak anything with a closed back or any setting that affords too many places for water to get in easily but that would make it hard for the water to drain back out.&nbsp; Toothpaste rubbed in with a fingertip followed by a soft toothbrush, rinsed keeping the piece oriented in a way to keep water from running in is my technique for grubby pieces for which soaking is inadvisable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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