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Eye miniatures or Lovers’ eyes were Georgian miniatures normally watercolour on ivory depicting the eye or eyes of a spouse loved one or child. These were usually commissioned for sentimental reasons and were often worn as bracelets brooches pendants or rings with richly decorated frames serving the same emotional need as lockets hiding portraits or locks of hair.

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