About this object
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ID:
2003.46/197a
Production date:
1912
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Location:
In Store
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Silver hunger strike medal presented to the Suffragette Leonora Tyson. On one side is engraved 'Hunger Strike' on the reverse 'Leonora Tyson'. The medal is attached to a small strip of purple, white & green ribbon to which is attached one purple white and green enamel bar engraved on the reverse 'fed by force 4/3/12. At the top of the ribbon is a silver pin inscribed 'For Valour'. The medal was presented to Leonora on her release from Holloway having served 2 months hard labour for smashing windows in government offices in March 1912.
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Measurements
H 50 mm; L 38 mm
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Materials
silver; silk
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Last Updated
2024-03-14
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