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2. Scottish jewellery - Wikipedia

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   Scottish jewellery is jewellery created in Scotland or in a style associated with Scotland, which today often takes the form of the Celtic style. It is often characterised by being inspired by nature, Scandinavian mythology, and Celtic knot patterns. [1] [self-published source?] Jewellery has a history in Scotland dating back to at least the ...

3. Luckenbooth brooch - Wikipedia

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   The Luckenbooth brooch is a traditional Scottish love token: [1] often given as a betrothal or wedding brooch. It might be worn by a nursing mother as a charm to help her milk flow, [1] and/or be pinned to a baby's clothing to protect it from harm. It was known as a witch-brooch by people using it to save children from the evil eye. [4]

4. Jewels of Anne of Denmark - Wikipedia

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   Anne of Denmark, depicted with a diamond aigrette and pearl hair attire, by John de Critz, 1605. The jewels of Anne of Denmark (1574–1619), wife of James VI and I and queen consort of Scotland and England, are known from accounts and inventories, and their depiction in portraits by artists including Paul van Somer. [1]

5. Celtic brooch - Wikipedia

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   "Annular" means formed as a ring and "penannular" formed as an incomplete ring; both terms have a range of uses. "Pseudo-penannular" is a coinage restricted to brooches, and refers to those brooches where there is no opening in the ring, but the design retains features of a penannular brooch—for example, emphasizing two terminals.

6. Honours of Scotland - Wikipedia

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   The Crown of Scotland is present at each Opening Ceremony of the Scottish Parliament. The Honours of Scotland consist of the Crown of Scotland, the Sceptre, and the Sword of State. The gold crown was made in Scotland and, in its present form, dates from 1540. The sword and sceptre were made in Italy as gifts to James IV from the pope.

7. Jewels of Mary, Queen of Scots - Wikipedia

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   Scottish freshwater river pearls were also used and seem to have been usually smaller than marine pearl. [52] Scottish pearls were noted as an export to Flanders in 1435. [53] A daughter of Thomas Thomson, one of Mary's apothecaries, wore a headdress set with 73 Scottish pearls all of equal size. [54]