Ingredients: Stardust & Hope

by Kelly Louise Judd

by Kelly Louise Judd

— Maya Angelou

Ito Shinsui (1898-1972), Washing Her Hair (1952), woodblock print.

1954. Paris, Les escaliers de Montmartre.

Sailing the green waves.

Charlotte Hope as Catherine of Aragon in The Spanish Princess

According to the Smithsonian, “One of the earliest known eye miniatures was painted in 1786 by the English artist Richard Cosway for the Prince of Wales, later King George IV. The miniature showed the eye of Mrs. Fitzherbert, the prince’s mistress.” And since just the eye of one’s lover was visible, the piece could be worn while your inamorata’s identify remained secret. It’s also been theorized that the “single eye also symbolized the watchful gaze of a jealous partner, who feared that his or her lover might stray.” 

V&A Museum

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