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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.

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
Date & Origin
Provenance
English
Hallmarks

Unmarked, tested to 15ct gold

Condition
Very Good
Discovered
2 years ago
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