The thistle has been Scotland's national emblem for centuries, its origins as a symbol of Scottish identity rooted in both history and legend. Its association with resilience and defiance, a plant that endures harsh conditions and resists easy handling, made it a natural emblem for a nation that placed great store in those qualities. The thistle appears consistently throughout Scotland's decorative arts, from heraldic carving to silverwork and Highland dress accessories. This pendant takes the thistle as its sole subject but multiplies the form into a five-point radial composition, a treatment that draws on the tradition of repeating national emblems in formal, symmetrical arrangements seen across Scottish heraldic and decorative metalwork.
This pendant is built around five naturalistic thistle heads arranged in a radial wreath pattern, each one positioned at a point of the composition with its serrated leaves extending inward toward the centre. Each thistle presents a crosshatched globe below a short feathered crown, with deeply lobed and veined leaves spreading outward from the stem. The leaves of adjacent thistles interlock and overlap, creating a continuous, open lacework of foliage across the face of the pendant. At the centre, where the leaf forms converge, a round amethyst sits in a smooth bezel setting. Its clear violet tone provides a focused and luminous point of colour at the heart of the composition. The silver throughout carries a high mirror polish. A smooth bail connects the pendant above.
At 25mm x 25mm and approximately 3.3g, it is one of the larger and more decorative pieces in the Scottish pendant range. 925 sterling silver with round amethyst in bezel setting. Bail fitting.
Product Code: SC1041
The thistle has been Scotland's national emblem for centuries, its origins as a symbol of Scottish identity rooted in both history and legend. Its association with resilience and defiance, a plant that endures harsh conditions and resists easy handling, made it a natural emblem for a nation that placed great store in those qualities. The thistle appears consistently throughout Scotland's decorative arts, from heraldic carving to silverwork and Highland dress accessories. This pendant takes the thistle as its sole subject but multiplies the form into a five-point radial composition, a treatment that draws on the tradition of repeating national emblems in formal, symmetrical arrangements seen across Scottish heraldic and decorative metalwork.
This pendant is built around five naturalistic thistle heads arranged in a radial wreath pattern, each one positioned at a point of the composition with its serrated leaves extending inward toward the centre. Each thistle presents a crosshatched globe below a short feathered crown, with deeply lobed and veined leaves spreading outward from the stem. The leaves of adjacent thistles interlock and overlap, creating a continuous, open lacework of foliage across the face of the pendant. At the centre, where the leaf forms converge, a round amethyst sits in a smooth bezel setting. Its clear violet tone provides a focused and luminous point of colour at the heart of the composition. The silver throughout carries a high mirror polish. A smooth bail connects the pendant above.
At 25mm x 25mm and approximately 3.3g, it is one of the larger and more decorative pieces in the Scottish pendant range. 925 sterling silver with round amethyst in bezel setting. Bail fitting.
Product Code: SC1041
