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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 9587926, member: 5833"]Liberated? Salvaged? I have never encountered a formal, widely accepted term. There are a few things in the cameo world I wish I had language for.</p><p><br /></p><p>She's lovely, the Muse Erato. Agree with Mirana that the type of clasp says earlier 20th century for when these findings were fitted. The original cameo would of course be older, late 19th.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm with Mirana in having an affection for pieces that have been saved from the bottom of the jewellery box & made wearable again. This is a favorite from my collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]463671[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 9587926, member: 5833"]Liberated? Salvaged? I have never encountered a formal, widely accepted term. There are a few things in the cameo world I wish I had language for. She's lovely, the Muse Erato. Agree with Mirana that the type of clasp says earlier 20th century for when these findings were fitted. The original cameo would of course be older, late 19th. I'm with Mirana in having an affection for pieces that have been saved from the bottom of the jewellery box & made wearable again. This is a favorite from my collection: [ATTACH=full]463671[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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