Current Location: In storage
Titles
Paperweight
Maker(s)
Silversmith:
Mills, Ernestine
Entities
Categories
Description
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).
Legal notes
Purchased with the Olive and Peter Ward Legacy Fund
Measurements and weight
Diameter: 7.5 cm
Height: 4 cm
Place(s) associated
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Bought
(2021-05-10)
by
Wartski
Dating
Production date:
circa
AD 1910
Note
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.
Components of the work
Part
composed of
enamel
Upper Surface
Materials used in production
Silver
Inscription or legends present
Inscription present: Painted in gold enamel
- Text: EM
- Location: Edge of enamelled roundel
- Method of creation: Painted
- Type: Monogram
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: M.5-2021
Primary reference Number: 288400
Object entry form: 1552
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Wednesday 2 June 2021
Updated: Thursday 12 October 2023
Last processed: Thursday 12 October 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
