Charmstone

Description

Rock crystal ball with a silver frame and chain, the charmstone of the Stewarts of Ardsheal, 16th - 17th century

Museum reference

H.NO 72

Object name

Charmstone

Date

16th - 17th century

Materials

Silver, Rock crystal

Physical description

Silver; rock crystal

Associations

Previous owner: Stewart of Ardsheal
Ardsheal, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Anatomy: A Matter of Death and Life (02 Jul 2022 - 30 Oct 2022)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Mary Queen of Scots (28 Jun 2013 - 17 Nov 2013)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Fonn's Duthchas: Land and Legacy (13 Jan 2007 - 01 Dec 2007)
  Highland Museums, Inverness Museum and Art Gallery
  Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery
  National Museums of Scotland
  Museum nan Eilean

On display

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