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A resurgence of Celtic and medieval style Scottish jewellery occurred in the 19th century, [27] as did the popularisation of agate pieces, also known as "pebble jewellery". [28] During this period there was a rise in creation and wear of brooches and bracelets set with Scottish stones due to Queen Victoria's interest in agates, cairngorms ...
Articles about jewellery worn, used, and crafted in Scotland Pages in category "Scottish jewellery" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ...
A Luckenbooth brooch is a Scottish heart-shaped brooch. These brooches often have a crown above one heart, or two intertwined hearts. They are typically made of silver and may be engraved or set with stones. The name comes from the Luckenbooths of Edinburgh, where jewellery and trinkets used to be sold, including this type of brooch. [1]
An inventory made in 1542 mentions a black velvet box kept in the Jewel House at Edinburgh Castle.There were several diamonds (set in rings), five emeralds, eleven rubies. three sapphires, a ring depicting a skull, and 101 loose pearls in a steel box, with two pieces of mother of pearl, around 20 small pearls, and "an ornament for a woman's breast", probably worn across the top of a gown ...
Ola Gorie was born in Kirkwall, Orkney.Her parents, Minnie and Patrick Gorie, ran a long-established grocers and wine merchants, Kirkness & Gorie, in central Kirkwall.. Despite growing up in a commercial environment, Ola decided to pursue an artistic career and attended Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, leaving in 1960 as the first graduate of its jewellery depa
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