Plaid brooch

Description

Silver plaid brooch set with a cairngorm in the centre and a ring of sixteen carbuncles round it, worn by the chiefs of Clanranald, mid 19th century

Museum reference

H.MCR 25

Object name

Plaid brooch

Date

Mid 19th century

Physical description

Silver, set with a cairngorm

Associations

Clanranald Collection of Jacobite and Family Relics

Exhibitions

• Wild and Majestic Romantic Visions of Scotland (28 Jun 2019 - 10 Nov 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland