18ct Gold Amethyst Diamond Peridot Suffragette Drop Pendant, 4.20ct Amethyst
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Who runs the world? Girls! This 18ct Gold Amethyst Diamond Peridot Suffragette Drop Pendant is a piece of history, and was made for the women who won the vote! For centuries jewellery has been used not only as decoration, but as a signifier. Royalty had crowns, Masons had secret symbols, Families used crests and intaglios, and the Suffragettes used coded colours.
Along with Diamonds, this sweet drop pendant features Peridots, Pearl and Amethysts, representing green, white and violet. The first letter of the colours translates as an acrostic for Give Women Votes! While society was adjusting to the suggestion of women having autonomy, joining the suffrage effort was seen as a masculine trait, and so to counteract this stereotype, the suffragettes leaned into the overtly feminine styles of the Edwardian era, so much so that their signature colours became fashionable – as it did to identify as a suffragette!
Capturing a pivotal moment in history, this pretty pendant also represents a multitude of design methods from the era. The bale and rippling ribbon feature 15 hand carved rose cut Diamonds, and the Peridot and Pearl floral emblem is cased in millegrain settings.
Item Details:
ERA: Edwardian (1901-1909)
MEASUREMENTS: Pendant is 43.5mm long, including bale.
Pendant is 10.5mm wide, at widest point.
Amethyst is 17mm long x 10mm wide, weighing approx 4.20ct.
4 Peridot are 3mm in diameter, weighing approx 0.40ct combined.
Weight: 3.3g
MATERIALS: 18ct Gold bale, Amethyst setting & Peridot setting, Sterling Silver bow and bale settings, Amethyst, Peridot, Diamond
STAMPS & HALLMARKS: None Present
PACKAGING: Your order will be gift wrapped free of charge in a Lillicoco cardboard box made from recycled materials, tied with a ribbon.
Condition:
VERY GOOD. All of the stones on our 18ct Gold Amethyst Diamond Peridot Suffragette Drop Pendant are free from chips or scratches and gleam gorgeously, secure in their settings. She has some small signs of wear on the Amethyst setting but otherwise is as beautiful as the day she was made!
