Cameo

Object/Artifact

-

Historic Charleston Foundation

pin

pin

Name/Title

Cameo

Entry/Object ID

98.3.3

Tags

Needs review

Description

One cameo portrait of the Right Reverend Theodore Dehon (1776-1817),Second Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina, mounted as a pin. Made in Italy by an unknown artist,c. 1845, the cameo is made of carved shell in a twelve-karat rose gold mounting. The profile bust portrait is executed in white bas relief on a taupe ground. the subject faces left with evidence of a stock, shirt and coat visible in the small portion of his upper torso depicted. The sitter has a high forehead and short, curly hair brushed back behind his ears. The gold frame is decorated with a twisted rop design.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

98.3.

Source or Donor

Catherine C. Abbot

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Mrs. Henry M. Abbot

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

1845 - 1855

Place

Location

Italy

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Cameo

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Relief

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

1-7/8 in

Width

1-9/16 in

Material

carved shell

Location

Location

Room

303

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Room

303

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Category

Permanent

Moved By

SJ

Date

July 28, 2004

Location

Room

303

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Moved By

Renee LaHue Marshall

Date

February 20, 1998

Notes

Until: 01/01/1999

Location

Room

303

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Moved By

Renee LaHue Marshall

Date

February 20, 1998

Notes

Until: 01/01/1999

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

cameo survives in fine condition. there are minor scrtched and dents of no consequence on the gold mounting

Notes

quality and condition is good, there are minor scratches and dents of no consequence on the gold mounting.

Conservation

Treatment

Conservator

Sumpter T. Priddy,III

Treatment

Conservator

Sumpter T Priddy,III

Provenance

Notes

Sarah Russell Dehon by famiy descent

General Notes

Note

Tag Date: 2022-11-03 14:26:43 Notes: In 1846, Mrs.Dehon accompanied her son-in-law, The Rev. Paul Trapier, to Europe for an extended Grand Tour. In Italy, where artist specialized in engraving cameos for Tourists, she apparently commissioned this cameo portrait of her deceased husband. photo in folder

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

February 11, 2003

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

May 1, 2023