Edwardian Suffrage Necklace engagement rings An elegant Victorian five-stone /

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

The creator likely intended it for a lock of hair

and swallowed Athena's mother (the pregnant Titaness Metis) whole

Era: Arts & Crafts circa 1900Ring size: 7 US or N 1/2 UK/AUS

Charming Edwardian belcher ring set with three bright old cut diamonds

Edwardian Suffrage Necklace engagement rings An elegant Victorian five-stone /Suffrage 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'