Pewter Luckenbooth Brooch
£20.00
Pewter luckenbooth brooch in a traditional design.
Product Description
A pewter luckenbooth brooch in a traditional interlinked design. Designed and made in Scotland, the brooch is supplied in a presentation box.
Size: 30mm x 40mm (1.25″ x 1.5″)
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.
