philamuseum:Staff Pick: The fad for “eye miniatures” started in the late eighteenth cent
philamuseum:Staff Pick: The fad for “eye miniatures” started in the late eighteenth century as a way for secret lovers to send a memento in which the owner of the eye was recognizable only to the recipient.“Portrait of a Right Eye,” c. 1800, England -- source link
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