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Find Out More15ct Gold Suffragette Pendant Retailed by Murrle Bennett & Co
№ 685R
A good example of a 15ct62.5% pure gold (or 625 parts pure gold and 375 parts other metals). Popular during the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras but was discontinued in the mid-1930s. More gold Suffragette pendant that has been set with the Suffragette colours. It was made circa 1910-1915. The colours are Green garnets (Green meaning “give”), naturalA natural stone is called such because it has not been subjected to any treatments. More split pearls (white meaning “women”), Amethysts (violet colour meaning “votes”). The pretty EdwardianJewellery made in the Edwardian era (1901-1914). More design is composed of a central oval cut amethystAmethyst is the purple variety of macrocrystalline quartz. From the Greek amethystos meaning 'a remedy against drunkedness', it was believed to prevent intoxication and ensure the wearer retains a clear head and quick wit. It was once considered as valuable as ruby, sapphire and emerald. More surrounded by three pearlNatural pearls are an organic gem formed inside live mollusc shells and come in all shapes and sizes. They are formed as the result of a natural irritant within the mollusc's mantle and as a defence, layers of iridescent nacre form over the top of it, creating a pearl. More and green garnetDescribes a group of several closely related minerals. Garnets come in a variety of colours, however the most common colour is dark red. In descriptions, ‘garnet’ tends to refer to dark red stones unless otherwise specified. More set flowers with pearl set leaves in between with a pearl set circle above and a pear shaped amethyst drop. It is on a 15ct gold chain with a secure barrel clasp. These necklaces were worn by sympathisers of the Suffrage movement as a sign to other women of their feelings.
A more detailed explanation for the symbolism of the colours was explained in 1908 by Mrs Pethick-Lawrence, editor of the weekly newspaper Votes for Women, “Purple as everyone knows is the royal colour. It stands for the royal blood that flows in the veins of every suffragette, the instinct of freedom and dignity; white stands for purity in private and public life; green is the colour of hope and the emblem of spring.” In other words, she said, the colours stood for freedom and dignity, purity and hope.
This necklace was retailed by the firm Murrle Bennett & Co in their Regent Street premises in the early 1900s.
Essentials
Item Number:
№ 685R
Materials:
Measurements:
Height of pendant 5cm
Chain length 43cm
Centre amethyst 7mm by 5mm
Amethyst pear shaped drop 6mm by 4mm
Chain length 43cm
Centre amethyst 7mm by 5mm
Amethyst pear shaped drop 6mm by 4mm
Maker:
Murrle Bennett & Co.
Place of Origin:
England
Discovered:
5 years ago
Hallmarks
Maker’s Mark:
MB&Co
Early Fineness:
- 15CT
- 15C
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