Cameo is an old decorative technique,
revived in the 19th Century, when John Northwood received a commission
from Philip Pargeter, in 1873, to make a replica of the Portland
Vase. Northwood, using only hand tools specially developed for
the task, completed the replica in 1876.
By the late 1880s, Webb, Stevens and Williams and John Walsh-Walsh
were the leaders in this field of decoration, using labour-saving
aids such as acid, as well as hand tools, for fine details. Some
of the finest work was by the Woodall brothers, George and Thomas.
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