Pocahontas traveled to England in 1616 with her husband John Rolfe and their young son Thomas. Rolfe family legends say this blue onyx cameo brooch was carved with a likeness of Pocahontas and given to her during her stay in London.

The cameo was donated to the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation in 1979 by the Reverend Cary Weisiger III, a direct descendant of Pocahontas.

I was asked to carve a replica of this cameo brooch In April, 2007. This was presented as a gift to Queen Elizabeth II on May 3rd during her visit to Virginia.