Luckenbooth Amethyst Broach

Luckenbooth amethyst brooch, Variations:

Suzan can make this brooch as well as most of her creations with the stone of your choice as a custom order. It can also be ordered as a pendant and I’m sure that a few smaller stones can be added to the crown. She can also make it in gold although since gold has risen in price, just making the crown in gold might be a beautiful alternative.

Luckenbooth jewelry is an important part of traditional Scottish Heritage.

The luckenbooth dates from the late sixteenth century. It originated as a pin that merchants wore in Edinburgh along the “Royal Mile” who sold their goods out of locked booths. The pins had to be worn to show that the merchant had purchased a license to sell their goods.

The first luckenbooth brooches were very small. A tradition developed in which the luckenbooth was given to a man’s sweetheart on their betrothal. It was also considered a lucky charm, that would protect its wearer against the evil eye. Among the other powers attributed to the luckenbooth was easing the pain of childbirth. If pinned to a baby’s shawl, it will protect the child from being stolen by fairies.

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