Edwardian 15ct Gold, Suffragette Bangle

A good example of a Suffragette bangle that was made circa 1910. It has been set with a PeridotA variety of chrysolite. It is the gem of variety of olivine. The colour is generally a warm olive or yellowish green.
(Green colour meaning “give”), Pearls ( White colour meaning “women”), Rubies (Violet/Red colour meaning “votes”). This bangle would have been worn by sympathisers of the Suffrage movement as a sign to other women of their feelings. It is a very pretty design composed of a diamondA precious, lustrous gemstone made of highly compressed carbon. Diamonds are one of the hardest materials known to mankind. Colours of diamonds range from colourless, yellow, orange and brown to almost black. Natural coloured (or ‘fancy’) diamonds can be extremely rare. The cut, colour, clarity and carat weight of a diamond are the criteria jewellers use… shaped peridot with a small rubyOne of the most valuable gemstones on earth. From the corundum family, the red variety being ruby and the blue, sapphire. With the exception of the diamond, corundum is the hardest of the gemstones on the Mohs scale scoring a 9. above below and graduated naturalA natural stone is called such because it has not been subjected to any treatments.  split pearls on either side.
Mrs Pethick-Lawrence, editor of the weekly newspaper Votes for Women, explained the symbolism of the colours in spring 1908: “Purple/red as everyone knows is the royal colour. It stands for the royal blood that flows in the veins of every suffragette, the instinct of freedom and dignity; white stands for purity in private and public life; green is the colour of hope and the emblem of spring.” In other words, she said, the colours stood for freedom and dignity, purity and hope.