| In the Tudor Era, miniatures were private images, meant to be shared with intimate friends. They were often exchanged, and often worn on chains or hung from brooches. Shortly after the downfall of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII married his third wife, Jane Seymour. Historians often count this as the happiest of Henry's six marriages because it produced the longed for male heir who would become Edward VI. The miniature, painted in the traditional style using traditional materials arrives in a 2.5" diameter gold-metal round frame with a pendant loop. |
