{"product_id":"sterling-silver-luckebooth-earring","title":"Scottish Luckenbooth sterling silver earrings","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Luckenbooth emblem consists of a heart surmounted with a crown, representing love and loyalty. Often called the Scottish version of the claddagh, they were given as love tokens. Ours are made of pure .925 sterling silver with sterling silver ear wires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarrings measure approximately 0.5” wide by x 1.3“ long, including earwires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Luckenbooth design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLuckenbooths are one of the oldest and most distinctive traditional Scottish jewellery designs and are strongly associated with Edinburgh. Traditionally made of silver and set with gemstones, luckenbooths typically have a single or two intertwined hearts, often with a crown motif.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe earliest known examples of the luckenbooth design date back to 1503 and were traditionally sold from the stalls and shops of the jewellery and trinket merchants outside St Giles Cathedral on Edinburgh’s High Street (the Royal Mile). Built in the 16\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century, these new stalls were part of an area of the street that became known locally as the ‘luckenbuiths’ (‘locking booths’) and it is from here that the merchants would trade and where the luckenbooth brooches took their name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTraditionally used as a token of love, luckenbooths were often passed down from mother to daughter in Scottish families, given to a partner as a token of love in much the same way as wedding and engagement rings are given today or given to new-born babies as a talisman to protect the infant from harm. Legend has it that Mary Queen of Scots received a luckenbooth from Lord Darnley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the brooch was the traditional form of the luckenbooth, the motif has carried over to other forms of jewelry and the luckenbooth remains one of the most popular emblems of Edinburgh and Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FM - disc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40703527485628,"sku":"E560","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0581\/9947\/4364\/products\/image_8e5ea0ec-c848-46d9-ba41-c330e440b685.jpg?v=1630724081","url":"https:\/\/fionasfancies.myshopify.com\/products\/sterling-silver-luckebooth-earring","provider":"Fiona’s Fancies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}