Description
Irvine Of Drum Clan Crest Four Thistle Sterling Silver Badge Brooch
Sterling Silver Four Thistle Brooch
Thistle Clan Badge Brooch
measures 50.08mm (2.00 inches) x 50.08mm (2.00 inches)
Four Thistle Clan Badge Design
This Four Thistle Brooch is expertly crafted with beautiful Sterling Silver Badge. A highly detailed piece designed with four thistles, the plant symbol of Scotland. Clan crest is featured in the centre of four Oban thistle designs, north, south east and west representing the directions in the world that your Clan and spread throughout the world. They can suit a number of different uses including pinning to scarves and sashes.
This whole plaid brooch measures approximately 50.08mm (2.00 inches) x 50.08mm (2.00 inches). The Clan Badge set in the centre measures approximately 17.00mm (0.66 inches) in diameter. The Pin is designed with a high quality nickel silver bar pin on the reverse. This pin is positioned east to west.
This design is also available with other finishes and designs, please see my other store listings. Clan Crest Four Thistle Brooch are also available with Stylish Pewter badges, please see my other listings.
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This handcrafted Thistle Brooch will become family treasures that will last through the ages!
Each Clan Badge is painstakingly made by hand and the difference is significant. These badges are NOT made by die stamping or machine engraving, which allows for only one dimension on the badge surface. Again, the difference in the end product is significant. This handcrafted Celtic Badge will become a family treasure that will last through the ages!
Please be advised that your item needs to be cast and made (2-3 weeks) before it can be sent to you. Please allow sufficient time for your order to arrive.
Questions welcome at anytime, my door is always open for assistance.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SCOTTISH THISTLE
The thistle is a thorny flower that grows wild in all parts of the country,and legend has it that it became the national emblem of Scotland after the Battle of Largs in 1263AD. A Norse attack force had decided on a stealthy night attack. However their leader trod on a thistle and his yell alerted the Scots, who under their king Alexander III routed them. This battle led to the ending of the Norse occupation of western parts of Scotland, and the establishment of the kingdom of Scotland as it is today. The first time a thistle was used as the special emblem of Scotland, however, was in the time of King James III,in the 15th Century. The thistle is not a useful plant, but it is tough and prickly, something you cannot simply grasp hold of and pull out of the ground like a common weed, and it became a popular badge in Scotland. While the Lion Rampant flag was grand and the Saltire Flag hallowed by long tradition, the homely thistle was something everyone could identify with. To the Scots it was a reminder that their country might not be the most rich or fertile but,equally, it was not to be grasped lightly.
