Category: cameos

Pure porcelain cameos are avaialbe now at American Headstones Company.

Porcelain Cameos Used on Headstones

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Porcelain photographs have been recognized and used on memorial headstones and monuments for decades now. Starting in the early 1800’s these memorial portraits were mainly used on European monuments and in Black and white. During the migration of Europeans coming to America they brought this feature with them. Today with the advent of color printers […]

When to Purchase a Steel Backed Cameo vs. Pure Porcelain

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Steel Backed Cameo Vs. Pure Porcelain When purchasing a color or black and white cameo for your headstone you must consider all the environmental factors that your cameo will be exposed to. You will need to understand both choices and the impact of each porcelain cameo and a steel backed cameo. Steel backed porcelain photos […]

Pure Porcelain Cameos VS Enameled Steel Cameos

81 Year Old Porcelain Cameo

Which Is Better: Pure Porcelain Cameos VS Enameled Steel Cameos On our most recent trip to visit some of our family’s headstone markers we decided to document how pure porcelain cameos hold up to the test of time versus cameos made from enameled steel. To recognize a pure porcelain cameo look for the ones that […]