Votes for Women brooch

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Votes for Women brooch

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Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This ‘Votes for Women’ brooch is a striking visual representation of the British suffrage movement, which New Zealand women engaged with both in person and from afar. It is possible that the enamelled panel was made in Britain, as a very similar example has been found and attributed to Ernestine Mills. The silver marks on the back indicate that the silver backing was added in New Zealand or Australia, but unfortunately we do not know who the inscribed initials ‘HM’ might refer to. The colours...

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Format

Image

Date created

1913

Creator

Ernestine Mills

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/2066246

Related subjects

Suffrage / Women's rights / Protest movements / enamel / sterling silver / brooches / Arts and Crafts

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