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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 315372, member: 5833&quot;]As suspected, the earlier message has reappeared.&nbsp; Only read this one if you want to go over it again.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just lost a whole long reply when I tried to edit it.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie48" alt=":grumpy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>To recap:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I want people to post anything that pleases or puzzles them.&nbsp; I&#039;m a bit fussy about using &#039;cameo&#039; for works in relief and &#039;intaglio&#039; for those engraved below the surface, both appropriate here.&nbsp; The two things that one sees called cameos that are not and really do not belong here are painted miniatures and stones cut <i>en cabochon</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>I too have acquired pieces I think of as my study collection so that I could handle, not just see the various materials, including the man made and molded, such as Vulcanite.&nbsp; Wedgwood belongs here, as do the beautiful glass paste pieces made in France and Tassie impressions.&nbsp; Old guidebooks to Rome frequently list cameo cutters and micromosaicists together.&nbsp; Some subjects appear only on artificial pieces; these are also worth knowing about.&nbsp; I limited my answer to Chris because I thought that is what he was asking:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>When I write about cameo subjects, I try to show examples ranging from excellent to unrecognizably crude, in as many different materials as I can, including the artificial.</p><p><br /></p><p>This site is nothing if not educational.&nbsp; Bring &#039;em on!, I say.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":writer:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie92" alt=":turtle:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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