Ring brooch (front)

A ring brooch is a simple ring of brass, bronze or silver with a free swivelling pin. This is the front of a silver ring brooch made in Inverness by Thomas Borthwick around 1775.

The front is decorated with a pattern of deer's heads and flowers.

Ring brooches were popular in the north of Scotland from the 17th century and were worn by women to pin their shawls together.

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Online ID:	000-100-001-478-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.NGA 61
Date:	Around 1775 c. 1775
Material:	Silver. Inscription: I.M"I.M.R.
Dimensions:	76 mm D
What:	Brooch
Subject:	Jewellery - brooches with old-type pins (NMAS Classification)
Who:	Thomas Borthwick, Inverness (Maker)
Where:	Scotland, Inverness-shire, Inverness
Event:
Description:	Circular silver brooch ornamented with deers' heads and flowers, inscribed on the back "I.M" and "I.M.R.", by Thomas Borthwick, Inverness, c. 1775
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