An octopus and a scuba diver, photographed by <n>Norbert Wu</n>.

Illustration of <n>conch pearls</n> from <n>The Book of the Pearl</n> by <n>George Frederick Kunz</n>, 1908.

<n>Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, Plate 23</n> (1705) by <n>Maria Sibylla Merian</n>, engraved by <n>P. Sluyter</n>.

<n>Portrait of a left eye on a brooch</n>, a type of <n>Lover's Eye</n> miniature, c. 1800. From the collection of the <n>Philadelphia Museum of Art</n>.

<n>Eclipse (After Image)</n>, 2021, by <n>Angela Lane</n>.

A 16th-century <n>gold sundial and compass ring</n> from 1570, possibly of German origin.

<n>Untitled</n> (ca. 1790–1810), an example of <n>Lover's Eye</n> jewelry by an <n>Anonymous</n> artist.

<n>Miniature 'Eye'</n> brooch, c. 1790-1800. From the collection of the <n>Victoria and Albert Museum</n>.

French-made hinged panel ring (c. 1830-1860) from the <n>Victoria and Albert Museum</n> collection.

A gold and sapphire <n>medieval brooch</n>, c. 1400, from the <n>Victoria & Albert Museum</n> collection.

The <n>Iron Crown of Lombardy</n>, a historic royal insignia housed in the <n>Monza Cathedral</n>.

Jewelry piece titled <n>Butterfly</n> (1974) by artist <n>Shuji Terayama</n>.

A beaded headpiece by <n>Chanel</n> from the <n>Spring 2012 Couture</n> collection.

<n>Isolation in Everyday Life (Ambient Works A & B)</n> (2022) by <n>Cody Hudson</n>.

An 1885 illustration of butterflies from the <n>World History Archive</n>.

<n>Panel Situation 3</n> (2022) by <n>Joe Coniff</n>.

Detail from a portrait of <n>Anne Boleyn</n>, c. 1533, showing her famous <n>'B' ring</n>.

Spanish <n>Baroque</n> <n>Pendant Cross with Emeralds</n> (1575-1650) from the collection of <n>The Walters Art Museum</n>.

<n>Elise Rasmussen</n>'s archival pigment print, <n>the beautiful</n> (2023), from her exhibition at <n>Night Gallery</n>.

<n>Sophia Loeb</n>'s 2023 painting, <n>Todos os Seres são de Todos os Seres</n>. Photo by <n>Ben Westoby</n>.

<n>Vestige</n> (2023), a textile artwork by <n>Maris Van Vlack</n>.

A <n>medieval</n>-style <n>crespine</n> headdress by artist <n>Raven Shields</n>.

<n>Paesaggio, Grigio con Strada</n> (1942) by <n>Giorgio Morandi</n>.

A <n>Lover's Eye brooch</n>, a jewelry trend popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

<n>O Mistério que eu procuro, eu sou</n> (2019) by <n>Jadé Fadojutimi</n>. Courtesy <n>Pippy Houldsworth Gallery</n>.

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<n>The Eye of Mrs. Fitzherbert</n>, a lover's eye miniature by <n>Richard Cosway</n>, 1786.

An English <n>'Lover’s Eye' pin</n> with turquoise and pearls from the early 19th century.