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15ct Gold Suffragette Pendant set with Diamonds, a Pearl, a Peridot & a Pink Tourmaline

253U
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Written by Olly Gerrish

An impressive 15ct gold example of a Suffragette pendant that was made circa 1910. It is a very curvaceous design and is composed of a peridot drop and a pink tourmaline in the centre and a natural pearl with old mine cut diamonds around the stones. The meanings of the stones and pearls are, Peridot (Green colour meaning “give”), Pearls ( White colour meaning “women”), and pink tourmaline (Vermilion colour meaning “votes”). This pendant would have been worn by sympathisers of the Suffrage movement as a sign to other women of their feelings.

Mrs Pethick-Lawrence, editor of the weekly newspaper Votes for Women, explained the symbolism of the colours in spring 1908: “Purple/red 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.

The Essentials

Item Number:
253U
Measurements:
Chain length 46cm
Pendant height 3.8cm
Width at widest point 2.1cm
Diamonds approx total weight 1.50 carats
pink tourmaline diameter 6mm
Peridot 6mm by 5mm
Era & Origin:
Provenance:
English
Discovered:
2 years ago

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Unmarked, tested to 15ct gold

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