No. 2398 Lover's Eye Painting in an Antique Daguerreotype Frame (2.5"x2")
A Lover's Eye oil painting encased in an antique 19th-century daguerreotype frame of gilt embossed tin and glass, set in a dark wood frame. The gold frame measures 2.5" by 2"; the frame measures 5" by 5".
THE HISTORY: Lover's Eyes were a jewelry trend c.1785-1830 of brooches set with tiny watercolor portraits on ivory. Since they were cropped to eyes, they were in many ways more direct and intimate than traditional miniature portraits; but also because they were just eyes, they were often used as daring public testimonies of clandestine love affairs with mystery lovers.
No. 2398 Lover's Eye Painting in an Antique Daguerreotype Frame (2.5"x2")
Sale price$295.00
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