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Britain & Ireland · Scotland · Love
Luckenbooth brooch
A silver heart, often crowned, given in Scotland as a love token.An Inverness brooch, about 1800Scotland, about 1800The V&A holds a heart-shaped brooch made in Inverness around 1800, catalogued as a love token.Source: V&A, Luckenbooth brooch ↗
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