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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 ...
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]
A later gift from Albert included a setting of a cairngorm he had picked up when walking in the Scottish Highlands, a more authentic type of gem than the brightly coloured foreign stones used in much Celtic Revival jewellery. [66] The discovery of the Tara Brooch in 1850 could therefore not have been better timed in terms of attracting public ...
The brooch is cast in silver, mounted with gold, silver and amber decoration. c. 700 AD Rear view Detail of pin-head. The Hunterston Brooch is a highly important Celtic brooch of "pseudo-penannular" type found near Hunterston, North Ayrshire, Scotland, in either, according to one account, 1826 by two men from West Kilbride, who were digging drains at the foot of Goldenberry Hill, [1] or in ...
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
Certain attributes of Celtic jewellery, such as inlaid millefiori glass and curvilinear styles have more in common with ancient brooches than contemporary Anglo-Saxon jewellery. [18] The jewellery of Celtic artisans is renowned for its inventiveness, complexity of design and craftsmanship. The Tara Brooch is a well-known example of a Celtic ...