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Beautiful circa 1920 Jeweled Suffragette Dome Brooch browse these categories for related items... Directory: Archives: Estate Jewelry: Costume: Rhinestone: Pre 1920: Item # 652596 GlitzQueen History and Art to Wear 56 Calle Monte Aplanado, NW Albuquerque, NM 87120 Phone: 505.205.1404 Guest Book Sold; thank you! Free U.S. Priority Shipping (& Gift-Wrap if Desired) |
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This stunning antique brooch is dramatically domed in three layers, each featuring one of the colors so important to the Suffragette movement: green, white and violet, the first letters of which stood for "Give Women (the) Vote". Green also represented hope; white signified the purity of their intentions; and violet was a reference to dignity ("the royal purple"). Here a central marquis-cut stone of emerald glass rises above a tier of 8 diamond pastes, which radiate on spokes over the 17 amethyst pastes set in silvery pot metal. These are wonderful stones, very well-crafted and fiery, almost certainly Bohemian (technically Czech, if made after World War I). The brooch could have been fashioned either a little before or just after that war. The openwork setting has the lacy look favored by Edwardians, yet a hint of Art Deco is also present. I'm persuaded toward the slightly later dating by the fastening mechanism. As you know if you collect Suffragette jewelry, it was worn by early feminists from Victorian times until around 1920 in the U.S. and nearly 1930 in the U.K. Once female suffrage became universal in both countries, these treasures were stored away and forgotten -- until the film "Iron Jawed Angels" appeared in 2004, reminding us what our fore-mothers went through (including hunger strikes and beatings). Wearing Suffragette jewels is a great way to show your pride and appreciation and, now that the genre has been rediscovered, they're getting much harder to find. In lovely original condition, this is a piece with great investment potential. It measures about 1 7/8 inches across, but seems larger due to its highly dimensional construction and the lavish quantity of stones. Besides wearing it conventionally, the pin would look fabulous attached to a wide ribbon choker and it could also be a pendant, suspended from narrow ribbon run through the cutwork. There's no charge for insured U.S. shipping and gift-wrap is always free when desired. Please e-mail to confirm availability, order or request more photos. Thanks for looking! |
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