Cameo

George W. Jamison|William Rose

ca. 1835 · Helmet-conch shell, gold, and enamel · The American Wing

The helmet-conch-shell cameo with a bust of Andrew Jackson, cut in about 1835 by George W. Jamison, is an elegant tribute to the seventh president. Reflecting the "cameo fever" that first swept Europe in the late eighteenth century, it is inscribed with Jackson's oft-quoted slogan, THE UNION / IT MUST AND / SHALL BE / PRESERVED.

Artist

George W. Jamison|William Rose

Date

ca. 1835

Medium

Helmet-conch shell, gold, and enamel

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Purchase, Susan and Jon Rotenstreich Gift, 2000