Edwardian Suffrage Necklace engagement rings with cut-out openwork forming the

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

*they were known as Bacchante to the Romans

The creator likely intended it for a lock of hair

The anglicisation is generally attributed to Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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

Edwardian Suffrage Necklace engagement rings with cut-out openwork forming theSuffrage 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'