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Pair of shoes with thistle embossed on toes
Pair of shoes with thistle embossed on toes

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Heart-shaped brooch, or 'luckenbooth' in silver. Inscribed on the back with the initials 'P S' and 'Where (two hearts) agree no strife can be'.

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One of eight 'luckenbooth' brooches listed together (Reid 1912), given by Dr McAldowie of Cheltenham in 1894 Heart-shaped, set with clear paste stones and garnets

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Brooch or 'luckenbooth' in silver. Museum's slip catalogue describes this as a: 'Witch' brooch.

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One of four 'luckenbooth' brooches listed together, (Reid 1912): 'Worn to keep off ill-e'e (the evil eye)'.

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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).

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