{"product_id":"carved-shell-cameo-antique-cameo-pendant-sterling-silver-vintage-shell-charm-antique-victorian-necklace-womans-profile-helmet-shell","title":"Curly Haired Woman Carved Cameo, Antique Cameo Pendant, Sterling Silver, Helmet Shell, Victorian Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe curls on this portrait are the whole story. This cameo features a woman with an elaborate upswept hairstyle, large loose curls piled at the crown and trailing at the back of her neck, her expression alert and forward-looking. The carver gave the hair real attention: the individual curls are distinct and fully rendered, not suggested.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe helmet shell background is a warm orange-brown, and the carved figure rises pale and sharp against it with a strong contrast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe setting is a single rope border bezel with a plain round bail, keeping the focus on the portrait.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHallmarked Blue Piranha, .925. Dimensions: just under 2 inches (5.1 cm) long from top of bail to bottom of pendant; 3\/4 inch (1.9 cm) wide. Weight: 3.8 grams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach pendant is available without a chain, so you may use your own if you prefer. If you want to add a chain, I offer different lengths and styles. Every chain comes with a 2-inch extender, so you can vary the length. Please choose your chain from the options at checkout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGood for: a friend who finds antique jewelry more interesting than new. For the woman whose jewelry tells a story she didn't write, but is glad to carry. For a gift that gives the person something to think about every time she puts it on.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYour purchase arrives gift boxed, in a soft pouch with a story card.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout cameos:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCameos have been carved for thousands of years, falling in and out of fashion since ancient Greece, while the Victorian era gave them their biggest cultural high point.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCameos are carved from shell but they can also be created from glass, hardstone (such as sardonyx), lava, vulcanite, and coral, as well as other materials. Hand-carving continues today, most famously in Italy, where the tradition is still very much alive. The cameos I work with came from an antique market, found loose and in varying condition. Some were chipped, but some were quietly extraordinary. Those are the ones I kept.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe shell cameo tradition runs from ancient Greece through Rome, through the Renaissance, and reaches one of its peaks in the 19th century, when carved cameos became a staple of fashionable dress and sentimental jewelry alike. Helmet shell became the standard cameo material because of its natural two-tone layering and the relative ease of carving compared to hardstone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Piranha Jewelry","offers":[{"title":"pendant only","offer_id":53517609140538,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"add popcorn chain 16\" [+$40]","offer_id":53517609173306,"sku":null,"price":215.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"add popcorn chain 18\"  [+$45]","offer_id":53517609206074,"sku":null,"price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"add wheat chain 16\"  [+$65]","offer_id":53517609238842,"sku":null,"price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"add wheat chain 18\"  [+$70]","offer_id":53517609271610,"sku":null,"price":245.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"add rope chain 30\"  [+$90]","offer_id":53517609304378,"sku":null,"price":265.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/3822\/7514\/files\/helmet07-01-25.jpg?v=1779824977","url":"https:\/\/bluepiranhajewelry.com\/products\/carved-shell-cameo-antique-cameo-pendant-sterling-silver-vintage-shell-charm-antique-victorian-necklace-womans-profile-helmet-shell","provider":"Blue Piranha Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}