| PAGE | Shell Cameo-Cutting | 11 | Shell Cameos in the Museums | 19 | Appearance of the Conch-shell | 19 | Adaptability of the Art | 22 | Cost of Pieces of Shell | 25 | Carved Pumice-stone | 26 | Mounting Pieces of Shell | 26 | Drawing the Design | 29 | The Tools | 30 | The Use of the Holdfast | 32 | Process of Working | 34 | Working by Night | 41 | Polishing | 41 | Sharpening the Tools | 42 | Cost of Appliances | 43 | Decline in the Fashion of Wearing Cameos | 44 | Cameo-Cutting Highly Recommended | 47 | Derivation of the Word “Cameo” | 51 | A Teacher at Work | 55 | Lessons by Correspondence | 57 | Is there a Market? | 58 | Designs | 60 |
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