Description
Celtic Knotwork Round Open Antique Silver Finish Stylish Pewter Plaid Brooch
Stylish Pewter Plaid Brooch
Antique Silver Finish Mens Plaid Brooch
measures 76.20mm (3.00 inches) x 76.20mm (3.00 inches)
Celtic Knotwork Design
This Plaid Brooch is expertly crafted with beautiful Stylish Pewter. A highly detailed celtic endless knotwork piece and given an Antique finish. Plaid Brooches are traditionally worn as weights to keeping fly plaids in place, although they can suit a number of different uses including scarves and sashes.
This plaid brooch measures approximately 76.20mm (3.00 inches) x 76.20mm (3.00 inches). The Pin at the back is secured by a Swivel Lock mechanism. This design is also available with other finishes, please see my other store listings.
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This handcrafted Plaid Brooch will become family treasures that will last through the ages!
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CELTS
For 800 years the Celts were the most powerful people in central and northern Europe. There were many tribes of Celts who spoke related languages, shared similar customs and beliefs, and created works of art in closely connected styles.
Invaders, such as the Romans, eventually drove them from their lands, although they never managed to conquer all the Celts, with parts of Scotland, Wales, Cornwall and Ireland continuing under Celtic rule until about AD1100.
It is in these lands that Celtic art and designs survived, carved into stone crosses and discovered on jewellery and ornaments. Religious scholars and monks adopted the traditions of Celtic art, creating illuminated texts such as the Book of Kells.
The Celtic Cross evolved, with the circle that surrounds the cross symbolising the 'great wheel of life" and knotwork denoting the binding of the soul to the world.
