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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 330145, member: 5833&quot;]Helmet shell cameo.&nbsp; Have seen scenes of this type now &amp; then, but either weren&#039;t done that much or weren&#039;t that popular as tourist souvenirs, which is what this was, proudly worn on the bosom to show one &amp; all that the lady had been to Italy &amp; probably other major cultural centers of Europe.&nbsp; The phrase &#039;Grand Tour&#039; has come to be used very loosely, it was more likely to have been a Cook&#039;s Tour by this time (clasp &amp; hinge place in 20th century), but if you had the means &amp; pretended to culture &amp; learning, you went.</p><p><br /></p><p>Think we have an Italian peasant taking a break from the fields or the road to have a smoke &amp; a squirt or 3 from his wine skin.</p><p><br /></p><p>He&#039;s not what you would call &#039;museum quality&#039; - a lot of things that <i>are</i> called that aren&#039;t either - but he has some nice touches, a lot of character, &amp; I like him.&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 mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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