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- Title
The Victorian "Cameo Craze": Cameos, Femininity, and the Fashioning of Britain's Imperial Identity.
- Authors
MISKIN, LAUREN
- Abstract
The author discusses the growth in popularity of cameos in 19th century Great Britain. She mentions the changes from the original Roman depictions of mythical characters to portraits, particularly of Queen Victoria, the sense of femininity associated with the cameos, and the relationship between the British and Roman empires that was reflected in the cameos.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; CAMEOS; VICTORIAN jewelry; FEMININITY; IMPERIALISM; ROMAN Empire, 30 B.C.-A.D. 476; VICTORIA, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901; QUEENS in art; ROMAN mythology in art; NINETEENTH century; HISTORY
- Publication
Victorian Review, 2016, Vol 42, Issue 1, p167
- ISSN
0848-1512
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/vcr.2016.0045