Tokens of Affection: Eyes, Hair and Mourning

Miniatures as love tokens and mourning relics — secret eyes, locked hair, and widows' jewellery.

Playlist by @portrait_miniatures

11 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. Unboxing Mysterious Eye Miniatures | Secret Tokens of Forbidden Love 👁️ — Victoria and Albert Museum
2. Lovers' eyes — Faces of Ancient Europe
3. Eye Miniatures and the Prince's Secret Wife 👀❤️ — ArtStoryLab
4. Unboxing Victorian Mourning: Dress, Human Hair Jewellery & Postmortem Photos — Victoria and Albert Museum
5. I Know You by Heart: Portrait Miniatures — Library and Archives Canada
6. Mary Pearson Portrait Miniature — Jane Austen's House
7. The Digweed family portrait miniatures — Jane Austen's House
8. Austen Wednesdays: Emma Rutherford — Jane Austen's House
9. The History & Origins of Victorian Mourning Jewelry — The Society for the Advancement of Social Studies
10. Mourning Jewelry Secrets: Forgotten Remembrance Art of the 17th–19th Century — Antique Jewellery Aficionados
11. My Mourning Jewelry Collection | What Is It? Learn a Little More About These Macabre Treasures — Katherine Young