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.Following his marriage to, and execution of, Kathryn Howard, King Henry VIII was wed to Katharine Parr. She was already widowed, and cared for the ailing King in his old age. She had laid aside hopes to marry Thomas Seymour, brother of Queen Jane Seymour, to marry Henry, and shortly after the King's death, the two wed.
The miniature, painted in the traditional style using traditional materials arrives in a 2.5" circular gold-metal frame with a pendant loop.
