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From Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian

000-100-002-100-C
© National Museums Scotland

This pin is from Linlithgow Palace in West Lothian. It is made of bronze coated with tin to look like silver. Such pins were worn in the hair and were fashionable amongst well-to-do women in the second quarter of the 17th century.

The pin has a flat hexagonal stem and a head shaped like a two headed eagle.

The present Linlithgow Palace dates from 1425, initiated by James I. Both James V and Mary Queen of Scots were born here. In 1746, while pursuing the Jacobites north, British forces under the Duke of Cumberland set fire to the palace, leaving it a ruin.

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Online ID:	000-100-002-100-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.HX 78
Date:	17th century
Material:	Silver
Dimensions:	5.81" L
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Where:	Scotland, West Lothian, Linlithgow Palace
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Description:	Silver pin with a flat hexagonal stem and a head shaped like a two headed eagle, from Linlithgow Palace
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