Pewter Luckenbooth Brooch Earthly Joys

A pewter luckenbooth brooch in a heart design and bearing the inscription: “of earthly joys thou art my choice”. Designed and made in Scotland, the brooch is supplied in a presentation box.

Size: 32mm x 33mm (1.25″ x 1.4″)

Probably the most romantic type of brooch in Scotland’s history, luckenbooth brooches were so called because they were sold from locked booths – lucken booths – on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, and were exchanged on betrothal. They were subsequently pinned to the couple’s baby’s shawl.