Category: The Royal Cameo

Natural layered Agate used for the Pocahontas cameo presented to her majesty Queen Elizabeth Here are four slices of layered Agate. This is how this gemstone looks before enhancement. Gemstone dealers use a combination of heat and permanent dye to alter the colors of the stone. For my cameo I needed to match the colors …

My Pocahontas Cameo is presented in Virginia, USA to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This is now part of the Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace, London.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is shown examining my cameo portrait of Pocahontas. This was an official gift from the Indian tribes of Virginia, USA.

The Cameo of Pocahontas is shown here in sunlight. Note how the color of the agate has changed from brown to blue gray.

The cameo portrait brooch of Pocahontas is shown here with a feather from a Tawny owl.

The design for the Cameo is outlined on stone ready for the next stage of the gemstone carving.