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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Relief Cameo Pin
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.

Relief Cameo Pin

Artist Alexander Galt (American, 1827-1863)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1845-1850
MediumSoapstone
DimensionsOverall: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Captain Richard Zimermann
Object number98.2
Not on view
DescriptionThe soapstone cameo pin is carved in relief with a profile image of a woman in bust length.

New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Alexander Galt
ca. 1845-1850
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Alexander Galt
1845-1850
Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Alexander Galt
1853
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2019.
Alexander Galt
1852
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Frank Vegas
1978
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
A. Monk
ca. 1900
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Mary Jeffery Galt
ca. 1900
Photograph by Shannon Ruff, Canon EOS Mark II D digital slr-2008.
Unknown
No Date
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
M. W. Galt & Bro.
ca. 1863
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Unknown
ca. 1900
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
550-800 A.D.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
550-800 A.D.