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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 ...
The Lorne Jewels, part of the Secondary Honours of Scotland, were gifted to the nation in the 1930s by Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyle. The jewels consist of a single necklace with a pendant and a locket that was made in London in the 1870s and was a gift from the 9th Duke of Argyll to his soon-to-be wife. It consists of a chain made of ...
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.
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The jewel depicted a crowned queen in royal robes and the arms of Scotland, a thistle and a rose, with two lions. The motto was "Fall what may fall, the lion shall be lord of all". [ 353 ] [ 354 ] Hay heard that Elizabeth I was disturbed by reports of the jewel the "familiar interpretation" of its message concerning the succession . [ 355 ]
The jewel was described in a 1606 inventory as follows: Item, a greate and riche jewell of gould called the MIRROR OF GREAT BRITTAINE, containing one very faire table diamonde, one very faire table rubie, two other diamonds cut lozengwise, the one of them called the stone of the letter H. of SCOTLANDE, garnished with small diamonds, two rounde pearles fixed, and one fayre diamond cut in ...
Other jewels earmarked for sale at this time included two half pearls from the Mirror of Great Britain. [265] Jewels including the coronation circlet were acquired and sold in 1630 by James Maxwell, 1st Earl of Dirletoun. [266] Gold plate with her name and arms was pawned with Charles and Peter de Latfeur in Holland in 1635. [267]
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