Antique Bracelet In The Colours Of The Suffragettes, Great Britain C. 1910 & Later

Colours of a New Era

Antique Bracelet In The Colours Of The Suffragettes, Great Britain C. 1910 & Later

€ 2,790.00 ^*

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Today, equal rights for men and women are a self-evident foundation of Western societies. But it was by no means a gift of history - rather the result of a long, hard struggle. Countless obstacles had to be overcome, tears shed and sacrifices made before women in Germany were allowed to participate in political elections for the first time in 1919. This change was only possible because courageous women joined forces and stood up together against the existing injustice. The so-called suffragettes (from English/French suffrage = election) played a central role. As radical women's rights activists in Great Britain and the USA, they relied on civil disobedience: they disrupted events, held public hunger strikes and drew attention to their cause with tireless efforts. The movement was mainly supported by middle-class women. They chose the colours green, white and purple to represent their demands. Among other things, they can be read as an acronym: Green, White, Violet - "Give Women Vote", "Give women the right to vote". This rose gold bracelet, created c. 1910, pays tribute to this story. Two violet amethysts and two green peridots are set in it, complemented by four white operculi - lids with which the sea snail closes its shell. Rectangular intermediate elements structure the design and lend it architectural clarity. The amethysts were only added to the bracelet at a later date, thus completing the emancipatory colour scheme. We were able to discover the interesting bracelet as it is in London.

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In the animal world, there are materials whose beauty can rival any gemstone. The lids with which the sea snail closes its shell are certainly one of them. Scientifically, these rounded objects are known as operculum (Latin for "little lid"). In Victorian society in particular, such natural material attracted a great deal of attention. The fascination with the realm of nature led to not only gemstones but also unusual natural objects being collected, catalogued and turned into jewellery. In the salons of the time, it was en vogue to wear small wonders of nature - shells, corals, beetle wings or bird feathers - as adornment, thus demonstrating both scientific interest and fashionable taste. Opercula fitted seamlessly into this fashion. Their gently curved shape, smooth sheen and mysterious origin from the depths of the sea made them coveted treasures that were valued both as curiosities and as gemstones. They thus combine two trends of the era: the enthusiasm for natural history discoveries and the desire to wear nature in an artistic form on one's own body.

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Colours of a New Era

€ 2,790.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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