Paperweight
Silversmith: Mills, Ernestine
Silver, circular, the top enamelled with a stylised five-petal rose, the symbol of the National Union Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS).
Silver paperweight, circular, the top enamelled with a stylised five-petal red rose, the symbol of the National Union Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS).
Purchased with the Olive and Peter Ward Legacy Fund
Diameter: 7.5 cm
Height: 4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (2021-05-10) by Wartski
Production date: circa AD 1910
This paperweight is thought to be one of a number of objects made by Mills to sell and raise funds for the suffrage campaign. The red rose on the enamel is a stylised version of the symbol of the National Union Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS). Established in 1897, the NUWSS comprised of many suffrage societies around Britain which combined to form the largest organisation campaigning for women’s suffrage in Britain. In 1914, it had over 50,000 members.
Part
composed of
enamel
Upper Surface
Inscription present: Painted in gold enamel
Accession number: M.5-2021
Primary reference Number: 288400
Object entry form: 1552
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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