This episode is brought to you by Fully Gemstones.

The Fetekyllis jewel emerged in a sale in 2017, having come out of a house,

and this is why it's called Fetekind Jew, Fetterken House up in Aberdeenshire.

It was found in the back of a draw when they were clearly clearing out all the contents

and they went, hmm, what's this?

And there was this utterly exquisite piece sitting at the back.

I'm Carol Horton, the voice of jewellery.

Welcome to if jewels could talk.

I'm an author and broadcaster, and the woman who initiated the role of jewelry editor at magazines like Tapler and Vogue. This is a podcast for everyone,

for people who do like jewelry, for people who don't realize they like jewelry, and anyone

intrigued by fascinating facts, new ideas and forgotten histories.

So join me as I tell sparkly tales and meet all sorts of people,

delving into four centuries of jewellery culture,

and investigate what's happening now.

Thank you. what's happening now. I am delighted that today I have Dr. Anna Groundwater with me, who is the principal curator,

Renaissance and Early Modern History, at the National Museum Scotland.

She's an expert in British and Scottish

History. She's a fellow of the Royal Historical Society on the editorial boards of the antiquaries

of Scotland and the Scottish archives. I could go on and on. And we're talking about the new

publication of the National Museums of Scotland

edited by Anna called Decoding the Jewels Renaissance Jewelry in Scotland. And in particular,

we're going to focus on the mysterious journey of a 16th century Renaissance jewel, which

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