Excerpt from Cameo Portraiture in America Cameos are usually cut in agates, sardonyx being the best adapted to the purpose, or in certain tropical shells hav ing two layers Of color These shells are found at the Isle of Bourbon, near Madagascar, at Ceylon, and at some Of the West Indies. On account Of the fact that those shells from Ceylon were shipped to Europe via Calcutta, the shells used for cameos are Often called. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find ...
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Excerpt from Cameo Portraiture in America Cameos are usually cut in agates, sardonyx being the best adapted to the purpose, or in certain tropical shells hav ing two layers Of color These shells are found at the Isle of Bourbon, near Madagascar, at Ceylon, and at some Of the West Indies. On account Of the fact that those shells from Ceylon were shipped to Europe via Calcutta, the shells used for cameos are Often called. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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