suffrage suffragette suffragist affinity ribbon lapel stick hat pin/brooch vote

Description: the pin there is a whole lot of jewelry out there that is identified as being a symbol of the suffragette movement or a symbol of supporting a woman's right to vote. there is a fairly large rift in thinking about whether or not this jewelry that has the «suffrage colors» because the colors were popular for jewelry regardless or a political position. however, i feel this has a very good chance of being a genuine piece of suffrage jewelry because it is in the shape of an affinity pin and has the colors that were associated with it. if it weren't an affinity pin, then i could see an argument that it is just a pretty piece of jewelry with a pleasant color combination. when i purchased the pin, i was told that this is a genuine diamond and the gold is 14k yellow gold. this pin has the right colors, but to me, most significantly, these colors are specifically in the form of an affinity ribbon. it very mush emphasizes that «ribbon look». and since it is an affinity pin, then i think one could postulate that it signifies affinity with the idea that women should achieve the vote. plus the ribbon isn't single color: it is the two dominant colors: purple and white, with the gold being the pin and an additional white being the diamond. the colors associated with this movement were: american movement started with the use of gold or yellow coupled with subordinate colors. the british movement's color pallet (adopted in the united states also): purple, white, green. the american variant could have different shades of purple, white and gold. the diamond is a very pretty one: clear, white and bright and really sparkles alot. there is loss to the enamel in probably one of the most vulnerable places for that to happen: the ends of the ribbon on the purple side. the white enamel does vary from white to gold. however, i think (though i am not positive) there is enamel loss to the end of the white band, but then it could also be that the color transition there is intended to go from white to gold. just not sure. i think this has surived very well and is quite unique because there isn't a whole lot of jewelry out there that you could argue clearly is meant to illustrate affinity to a cause. an affinity pin is hard to argue against. the scale of the pin is great. it is subtle and elegant and though the ribbon isn't particularly stiff and «modern», the smallness works really well for modern jewelry. marker's and/or other marks there are no marks, but when i purchased the pin, i was told that it was 14k yellow gold. i very much wish there were a maker's signature of some sort, but i am not able to discern one. dimensions the pin, including the stick, is 2 1/2" long. the affinity ribbon portion is right at about 1/2' long. the base of the ribbon is a little bit short of 1/2" wide. the top of the pin is about 1/4" wide. the ribbon is about 1 mm thick. great scale to wear today. condition there is loss to the enamel in probably one of the most vulnerable places for that to happen: the ends of the ribbon on the purple side. the white enamel does vary from white to gold. however, i think (though i am not positive) there is enamel loss to the end of the white band, but then it could also be that the color transition there is intended to go from white to gold. overall, a survivor. i want to again emphasize that there is enamel loss on the end of the purple side ribbon. it is about 1/15" long. see last image. see last image for that loss called out. the fine print the images are the majority of the listing description, so take a look at them closely. shipping costs have really increased—this is calculated into the buy-it-now price. i am not able to sell individual items from items i have listed as a group. i just don't have the stamina to create new listings for those. i apologize for that. i haven't initially individually listed items because i don't have enough listing slots to so. trying to downsize some, though extremely melancholically. shipping time: i otherwise work more than full time and my health isn't great, so kindly excuse the longer handling time. if i am able to ship sooner, i absolutely will do that. i appreciate you taking the time to view my listing.

Price: 500 USD

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

End Time: 2025-02-14T02:49:37.000Z

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