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Jasperware cameo portrait of an unknown man in profile

  • After 1759 – before 1986

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Cameo is oval with the profile of an unidentified man; profile is white and raised on a blue background with a raised dark blue border; cloth/paper covered oval shaped cardboard easel is attached to the back.

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  • 4.625 in. H x 3.75 in. W x 0.5 in. D
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box Fine Art: Cameo

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Science History Institute. Jasperware Cameo Portrait of an Unknown Man in Profile. Photograph, 2017. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/tq57nr75n.

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