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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PepperAnna, post: 4479232, member: 17332&quot;]@ Bronwen The full face cameo is unsigned but has an inscription and date. It is well executed. [ATTACH=full]388680[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]388681[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]388683[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The other is by Louis Zoellner. It is signed on the shoulder. The sitter is Catherine Gallup Reed (1821-1914), a prominent New Yorker who was very interested in education and founded a school for girls, which eventually became Reed College. She was quite learned, having been accepted into multiple scientific societies. In case you want to learn more about her, here is a link:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Gallup_Reed" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Gallup_Reed" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Gallup_Reed</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Zoellner executed a medal for the 25th anniversary of her school that included her profile. The medal is now housed at the Met Museum. Her profile is distinctive and she seemed to have a penchant for lace.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]388690[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]388691[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]388692[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Louis Zoellner was one of the best American cameo engravers of his time. His obituary in the NYT says it all.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1934/11/19/archives/louis-zoellner-82-cameo-artist-dies-last-of-his-line-he-long.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nytimes.com/1934/11/19/archives/louis-zoellner-82-cameo-artist-dies-last-of-his-line-he-long.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/1934/11/19/archives/louis-zoellner-82-cameo-artist-dies-last-of-his-line-he-long.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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