Lover's Eye Painting on an English Mintons Gilt Foliate Wreath Plate Statement 5 x 7 x 1/2

5 x 7 x 1/2 inches

and fiber on birch panel

Artwork measures 36" diameter

Created with porcelain & mason stains

Artwork measures 7 x 7 x 1 inches

Lover's Eye Painting on an English Mintons Gilt Foliate Wreath Plate Statement 5 x 7 x 1/2Lover's Eye painting on an antique English Mintons bone china saucer with swirled, fluted, and scalloped border and a gold gilt foliate wreath, measuring 5. 5" (wire spring plate hanger included). 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