M301 calcite These tassels were used on

These tassels were used on feast days to decorate churches

18th century hand-colored pencil drawing from a French cabinet maker's book

The smoky quartz crystal specimen has a large crystal point that sits in the natural crystal formation

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M301 calcite These tassels were used on19th century Irish embroidered silk picture with a gold frame adorned with an antique silver braid and aventurine, emerald, and topaz polished stones. The picture shows the phrase, "Erin go bragh" an anglicisation spelling of the Gaelic phrase irinn go Brch which means "Ireland Forever" or "God Save Ireland" which is also embroidered on the piece. It is a slogan to show Irish independence and national pride. It became prominent in the 1798 Rebellion,