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    Quote Originally Posted by OC Richard View Post
    I never thought about it but yes, all the traditional plaid brooches I've ever seen were round, or at least approximately round- ornate brooches where the ornamentation spills over the edge a bit, as it were. But never oval or square, at least the brooches intended for male Highland Dress. .
    Well now, oval plaid brooches aren't at all uncommon, especially those belonging to armigers depicting their crests. Here is a fine specimen:


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    Quote Originally Posted by JSFMACLJR View Post
    Well now, oval plaid brooches aren't at all uncommon, especially those belonging to armigers depicting their crests. Here is a fine specimen:

    Aren't they necessarily uncommon, then, given the ratio of armigers to non-armigerous people?

    That is a very nice brooch, by the way.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SlackerDrummer View Post
    Aren't they necessarily uncommon, then, given the ratio of armigers to non-armigerous people?

    That is a very nice brooch, by the way.
    Point well taken!

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    Quote Originally Posted by JSFMACLJR View Post
    Well now, oval plaid brooches aren't at all uncommon, especially those belonging to armigers depicting their crests. Here is a fine specimen:

    THAT is something else altogether. Quite handsome.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JSFMACLJR View Post
    Well now, oval plaid brooches aren't at all uncommon, especially those belonging to armigers depicting their crests. Here is a fine specimen:
    JSFMACLJR, can you tell me where you found this picture? It looks fairly recent and the plaid looks pretty new.

    I am curious honestly about the purling, there are clearly way more threads in each purl than I expected. Thanks.

    /highjack.

    Some very pretty brooches in here. Appreciate the ideas.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AKScott View Post
    JSFMACLJR, can you tell me where you found this picture? It looks fairly recent and the plaid looks pretty new.

    I am curious honestly about the purling, there are clearly way more threads in each purl than I expected. Thanks.

    /highjack.

    Some very pretty brooches in here. Appreciate the ideas.
    The photo I posted was cropped from one of Charles McKerrell of Hillhouse. The brooch belonged to his father, and perhaps even to his grandfather. The photo of Hillhouse was taken at the Gathering in Edinburgh.

    I'm afraid I cannot tell you anything about the plaid Hillhouse is wearing. The purling looks "normal" to me, but then I am not an expert on that sort of thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OC Richard View Post
    I never thought about it but yes, all the traditional plaid brooches I've ever seen were round, or at least approximately round- ornate brooches where the ornamentation spills over the edge a bit, as it were. But never oval or square, at least the brooches intended for male Highland Dress.

    I was afraid of this...


    That brooch I posted in post 11 isn't terribly outside of the acceptable range is it?

    I've gotten a lot of radio silence from the custom brooch maker... and my fiancee REALLY wants that diamond shaped one if not the custom one. Being the dutiful future husband I am, of course I'll wear it at her request, but will the pics of the wedding later be received like this:

    "Awesome pics, I love what you've done with....... Oh good lord. What the hell kind of brooch is THAT?!"


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    If you want something like a piper's brooch, go to The Highland Brigade website.

    Or, look for years in various antique shops and hope you get lucky. Real silver goes fast - but must be polished of course.

    Good Luck!

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    There are TONS of them on ebay, I've been looking for quite some time for different brooches to use instead of corsages at my wedding. I'm making brooch bouquets, so having flowers for corsages didn't seem to fit.

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    http://cgi.ebay.com/MATHIE-Matheson-...#ht_500wt_1129

    Here is one that is similar to the one posted earlier in this thread. Search for "plaid brooch" on ebay, some of them are stunning.

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