cameo, question

[billh]

not sure if this the correct location to post this, I have a broach given to me by my great aunt, has anyone seen this one before. or know anything about it?

[mart]

You are in the correct forum for questions !!  Welcome to the group !!
Can you correct the pic so it isn`t sideways and take another of the back too !!  Thanks !!

[billh]

how's this?

[mart]

 Are you here in the U.S. ??

[billh]

Yes, just east of Cleveland Ohio.

[mart]

When looking at the back I see grain lines but these pics will not enlarge in that format !!  Is the color the same as it looks in the pics ??  Looks kind of yellow or a cream color that has darkened over the years !!  Thought it might be ivory but cant see the back well enough to tell !!  Did your Great Aunt tell you anything about it ??

[billh]

Yes I believe it to be Ivory, I did a hot needle test, no indent. The bottom is not curved, I believe that rules out shell, but I don't know the era, or whom it is ? Or the value. Have you ever seen this woman on a broach before? And there is no discernible mfg. stamp.

[mart]

Could also be bone which was commonly used !! Need to see the grain better on the back !! Can you change the pic to a jpeg format ??  I have not seen this person but many times whatever the royality of the nation where it was made was used !!  What ancestry was your great aunt ??  A mark was usually on the metal mount if it was marked at all !!
Is the grain on the back just a straight grain or is there some crosshatching

[KC]

Please post the dimensions of the piece as well.

It could also be stone.  Is it cold to the touch?

[billh]

Yes I will take better pics format to jpeg, and no not cold, little cooler than room temp. She never told me anything about it, will re post in morning.

[Ipcress]

If that's ivory i'll....

what's the forum standard for such sentences ? 

[billh]

That's just it, I don't know ... ( sorta why I'm on here)!

My wife said it could be stone or bone to.
It's about an inch by half inch. I will measure and repost better pics.

[ghopper1924]

If that's ivory i'll....

what's the forum standard for such sentences ? 

"If that's ivory I'll eat my shorts."

[mart]

The color is what is confusing !!  Have you tried to clean it ??  It looks too yellow and dark !!

[billh]

I have never cleaned it! Was afraid of ruining it!