Cameo Cutting
by John B. Marsh
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About this eBook
- Author
- Marsh, John B., 1835-1910
- Credits
- deaurider, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- NK: Fine Arts: Decorative and Applied Arts, Decoration and Ornament
- Subject
- Carving (Decorative arts) -- Technique
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 64054
- Release Date
- December 15, 2020
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.C ameo C utting
- 2.INTRODUCTION.
- 3.CONTENTS.
- 4.HANDBOOK TO CAMEO-CUTTING. — Shell Cameo-Cutting.
- 5.Shell Cameos in the Museums.
- 6.Appearance of the Conch-shell.
- 7.Adaptability of the Art.
- 8.Cost of Pieces of Shell.
- 9.Carved Pumice-stone.
- 10.Mounting Pieces of Shell.
- 11.Drawing the Design.
- 12.The Tools.
- 13.The Use of the Holdfast.
- 14.Process of Working.
- 15.Working by Night.
- 16.Polishing.
- 17.Sharpening the Tools.
- 18.Cost of Appliances.
- 19.Decline in the Fashion of Wearing Cameos.
- 20.Cameo-Cutting Highly Recommended.
- 21.Derivation of the Word “Cameo.”
- 22.A Teacher at Work.
- 23.Lessons by Correspondence.
- 24.Is there a Market?
- 25.Designs.
- 26.Transcriber’s Notes
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