Edwardian Suffrage Necklace engagement rings The creator likely intended it

The creator likely intended it for a lock of hair

It was made in the 1970s

An elegant Victorian five-stone / half-hoop ring set with vibrant purple garnets

with cut-out openwork forming the prongs that secure them in place

*they were known as Bacchante to the Romans

Edwardian Suffrage Necklace engagement rings The creator likely intended itSuffrage jewellery was worn, during the early years of the 20th century, as an overt display of allegiance to the cause of women's suffrage in the United Kingdom. The Suffragettes in particular, with close links to the Arts & Crafts movement, embraced the contemporary fashions of the day with an emphasis on "delicate femininity" in order to, both, help enlist others to the cause, and to disassociate themselves from the stereotype of the 'masculine'