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Two stones with Suffragette labels 1914

Stone, paper | 4.0 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 71068

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  • Two irregular-shaped stones, with rough and smooth surfaces. Each with a gummed paper label relating to the Suffragette movement. The label on the first stone reads, 'IF A CONSTITUTIONAL / DEPUTATION IS REFUSED / WE MUST PRESENT / A "STONE MESSAGE"'. The label on the second stone reads, 'CONSTITUTIONAL / METHODS BEING / IGNORED, DRIVE / US TO WINDOW / SMASHING'.
    Provenance

    Thrown through the railings of Buckingham Palace during a Suffragette protest, 27 May 1914.

    The Times reported on Friday 29 May, 'Between 11 and 12 o'clock on Wednesday two women succeeded in evading the sentries at Buckingham Palace and entered the quadrangle. They threw stones at the windows, and broke two panes of glass before the sentries intervened. The women were taken to the police-station in the precincts of the Palace, but the Master of the Royal Household refused to prosecute, and they were released.'

  • Medium and techniques

    Stone, paper

    Measurements

    4.0 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm (whole object)


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