Brooch

Description

Silver brooch, formed of rod of silver, with four knobs and four lozenge-shaped ornaments, from Langhope, Roxburghshire

Museum reference

H.KO 13

Object name

Brooch

Production information

Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

Early 14th century

Materials

Silver

Physical description

Silver. Fair condition, part of one rosette broken off, gilding mostly gone.

Associations

Langhope, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Angels, Nobles and Unicorns: Art and Patronage in Medieval Scotland (12 Aug 1982 - 26 Sep 1982)
  Royal Museum of Scotland

References

Glenn, Virginia, Romanesque & Gothic: Decorative Metalwork and Ivory Carvings in the Museum of Scotland, NMSE Publishing, Edinburgh, 2003

Caldwell, D.H. (ed). Angels Nobles and Unicorns: Art and Patronage in Medieval Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS, 1982

On display

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