Title
Brooch Luckenbooth
Identifier
ABDUA:15115
Description
One of four 'luckenbooth' brooches listed together, (Reid 1912): 'Worn to keep off ill-e'e (the evil eye)'. This one is crescent-shaped, set with 'paste' (glassy substance used to imitate gem-stones).
Date
Early: 1800 Late: 1870
Format
metal silver paste,
Coverage
Europe, Scotland
Type
Physical Object
Provenance
Acquisition Source: Buchanan, W
UUID
f0630cb7-1241-4037-95c4-6a3d5eeb460b
