Cameo Cutting

INTRODUCTION.

CONTENTS.

HANDBOOK TO CAMEO-CUTTING.

Shell Cameo-Cutting.

Shell Cameos in the Museums.

Appearance of the Conch-shell.

Adaptability of the Art.

Cost of Pieces of Shell.

Carved Pumice-stone.

Mounting Pieces of Shell.

Drawing the Design.

The Tools.

The Use of the Holdfast.

Process of Working.

Working by Night.

Polishing.

Sharpening the Tools.

Cost of Appliances.

Decline in the Fashion of Wearing Cameos.

Cameo-Cutting Highly Recommended.

Derivation of the Word “Cameo.”

A Teacher at Work.

Lessons by Correspondence.

Is there a Market?

Designs.

Transcriber’s Notes