A SILVER GILT STUART/ JACOBITE SUPPORTERS BADGE
17TH CENTURY
£3,750
Scottish Works of Art & Whisky
Auction: 12 August 2020 at 11:00 BST
Description
by T Rawlins, the oval medallion with right facing crowned portrait bust of King Charles I with motto around, the reverse with full Royal arms within garter and crowned, with integral suspension loop
Dimensions
4.7cm high, 9g
Footnote
Note: Various Stuart supports badges such as this were created from the 1660’s when Charles I was overthrown and latterly beheaded. Worn by supporters of the Stuart royal family they would have been hidden underclothing and a highly personal accessory. They were presumably only shown to other supporters or to back up a persons claim to be a supporter. Their use and significance took on a further role with the ousting of King James and the growing Jacobite cause.