SOLD 18K White Gold, Diamond, Amethyst & Peridot Birks Ring (Suffragette Commemorative)

The Suffragist movement is a part of history dear to our hearts, and we will be forever grateful to the women who made it possible for all of us to vote. We present to you our beautiful "Suffragette" ring. With bright peridots and amethysts set in a checkerboard pattern, then crossed through with glittering diamonds, it proudly displays the suffragette colors of the movement in Great Britain.

It was Mrs. Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, business manager of the WSPU and editor of Votes For Women, who created the brand identity that was so successful in gaining members and publicity.  The three colors she chose: purple for loyalty and dignity, white for purity and green for hope, were worn “as a duty and a privilege” and were applied to all ranges of fashion. 

“Costumes designed in an arrangement of purple, white
 and green” were worn at Women’s Sunday,
 the WSPU’s first meeting, in Hyde Park on
 21 June 1908. Attended by 300,000, The Times reported, “Every woman walking in the procession wore the purple, white and green either in favors pinned to the breast or
 in the trimmings of a hat, in belt ribbons 
or in shoulder sashes.” 

All of this meant the suffragettes created an incredibly strong visual presence. And while we can’t appreciate the colorful spectacle presented en masse as commercial photography was almost entirely monochrome, their presence was felt – on the streets and in stores. And it was something that never faltered. Women gained the right to vote in England in 1918 (with limitations--see

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage_in_the_United_Kingdom) 

This ring, while dating from circa 1990, is a fine commemorative of the English suffragette movement. 

Details (approximate)

Size (can be resized): 6.75

Dimensions:  12mm X 13mm

Weight: 5.74 grams

Materials: 18K white gold, diamonds, amethysts, peridots

Metal: 18K white gold

Marks: BIRK S 750

Condition: Excellent Estate condition

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