This oval shell cameo is embellished with a central spray of roses and foliage. The deeply-cut design is creamy white above a peach ground. The metal setting is no longer extant.
cameos
pins (jewelry)
cameos
conch (shell)
floral patterns
Pin, Clothing
Brooch
Celluloid
Molded
Applied
Rose
Brooch
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
1 x 0.75 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.4903
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