Brooch

Description

Small octagonal silver brooch with an illegible inscription, found at Branxholm, Roxburghshire with coins of David II and Robert II

Museum reference

H.NGA 21

Object name

Brooch

Production information

Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

14th century

Materials

Silver

Physical description

Silver. Fair condition.

Associations

Branxholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

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