{"id":14777,"date":"2013-11-06T15:58:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-06T15:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.antiquejewellerycompany.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=14777"},"modified":"2024-09-27T05:13:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T04:13:18","slug":"19th-century-scottish-silver-agate-multicoloured-garter-brooch","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.antiquejewellerycompany.com\/shop\/19th-century-scottish-silver-agate-multicoloured-garter-brooch\/","title":{"rendered":"19th Century Scottish Silver &#038; Agate Multicoloured Garter Brooch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A stunning silver and agate garter brooch that was made circa 1860. Also referred to as \u201cpebble\u201d jewellery, this colourful and exuberant jewellery originated in Scotland utilising traditional Highland themes employing native <span class=\"glossary-tooltip glossary-term-369606\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"glossary-link\"><span class=\"glossary-underline\">agate<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0and granite to punctuate the popular designs. The stones were precisely cut to form designs conforming to the setting, often to such tight tolerances as to form a seemingly seamless\u00a0<span class=\"glossary-tooltip glossary-term-373069\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"glossary-link\"><span class=\"glossary-underline\">mosaic<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<br \/>\nMuch of Scotland\u2019s Highland heritage was squelched after the 745 rebellion against the English and outward symbols of clan allegiance were forbidden. At the turn of the nineteenth-century interest in Scotland was renewed in the readers of the popular historical novels by Sir Walter Scott. Basing his stories in the rich history of the Highlands, he presented an idealised and romanticised view of his beloved Scotland. Queen Victoria made her first visit there in 1842 and loved it so much that she purchased Balmoral castle in 1847, making it a home for English monarchs on into the twenty-first century.<br \/>\nWith the advent of railways a new tourist trade sprang up as those who were previously not able to afford leisure travel could now do so. Scotland became a prime destination not only for its beautiful scenery but because of the fascination it held for their Queen.<br \/>\nThis led to many pieces of jewellery being made for the new tourist trade.<\/p>\n<p>This brooch is a wonderful survival from the mid 19th century.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A stunning silver and agate garter brooch that was made circa 1860. Also referred to as \u201cpebble\u201d jewellery, this colourful and exuberant jewellery originated in Scotland utilising traditional Highland themes employing native agate\u00a0and granite to punctuate the popular designs. The stones were precisely cut to form designs conforming to the setting, often to such tight [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14843,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_cat":[5308],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"1":"product","6":"product_cat-uncategorised","7":"type-antique-brooches","8":"period-victorian","9":"material-agate","10":"material-bloodstone","11":"material-jasper","12":"material-semi-precious-stones","13":"material-silver","14":"collection-love-in-a-corona-climate","15":"collection-swinging-sporrans","17":"first","18":"instock","19":"shipping-taxable","20":"purchasable","21":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.antiquejewellerycompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/14777"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.antiquejewellerycompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.antiquejewellerycompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.antiquejewellerycompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.antiquejewellerycompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.antiquejewellerycompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=14777"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.antiquejewellerycompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=14777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}