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Would you like to learn more about the life of Pocahontas ?

portraitsinstone.com — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:15:53 +0000

Visit my Squidoo lens where I have gathered together the knowledge that I have learnt and many of the links about Pocahontas. Earlier this year I was asked to create a replica of the Cameo Brooch that was presented to Pocahontas while she was in London in 1616. The Pocahontas cameo brooch was presented to Her [...]

Making the new Pocahontas Cameo Brooch for the Queen- Part 2

portraitsinstone.com — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:35:32 +0000

Transferring the design onto the stone The design is marked onto the agate with ink. This will act as a guide to the carving and will be re-applied when needed. Removing the agate material The first stage of carving is to cut away the top layers around the profile. This reveals the darker background layer. This [...]

Making the new Pocahontas Cameo for the Queen - Part 1

portraitsinstone.com — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:37:07 +0000

I was first contacted by a benefactor, whose name is to be kept secret for now, in March as she wanted to create a replica of the Pocahontas Cameo Brooch to present to the Queen during her visit to Virginia, USA in May. The benefactor was very involved in the design of the cameo brooch. My [...]

The Pocahontas Earrings

portraitsinstone.com — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:10:11 +0000

A pair of mussel shell earrings set in silver and believed to be among the only surviving possessions of legendary American Indian princess Pocahontas on display at a London museum in their first public showing since 1907. Each earring is formed of a double mussel-shell, the rare white kind found on the eastern shore of [...]

The life of Pocahontas

portraitsinstone.com — Mon, 28 May 2007 18:01:20 +0000

Pocahontas was born about 1594 as Matoka, in the village of Werowocomoco, located on the north shore of the Pamunkey River (now called the York River) in Virginia. Her father was; Chief Powhatan who became Chief of the 32 tribe Powhatan’s in 1570. The Powhatan Confederacy were a well organized, thriving agricultural and fishing nation with [...]

The original Pocahontas Cameo from 1616

portraitsinstone.com — Mon, 28 May 2007 17:48:25 +0000

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 [...]