My Cameo for the Queen
Gareth Eckley’s Pocahontas cameo is presented to Queen Elizabeth II
Richmond, Virginia – May 3rd, 2007
William Miles, chief of the Pamunkey nation, presented the Queen with a replica of the Pocahontas cameo brooch. The original brooch was presented to Pocahontas in London over 400 years ago.
This important occasion was to honor the role of Pocahontas in the very survival of John Smith and his settlement at Jamestown. This ceremony was part of the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Jamestown Colony. The first permanent settlement of the British in North America.
The original cameo brooch is believed to have been presented to Pocahontas by King James I and Queen Anne in 1616. 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.
You can read more on my royal cameo page.
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