About this object
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Maker:
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ID:
NN22644
Production date:
1909-1914
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Location:
In Store
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Pro-female suffrage propaganda postcard. The postcard printed in black, white and blue depicts a triumphant Joan of Arc in armour holding aloft a sword and a shield marked 'Women's Suffrage'. Behind a large sun with rays represents 'The Vote'. Below on the ground is the defeated 'Prejudice', in the background, the Houses of Parliament. The postcard is captioned with a quote from the Shakespeare play Coriolanus 'Then put your shields before your hearts, and fight with hearts more proof than shields.' The postcard is signed Poyntz Wright. This is probably a pseudonym for an artist who regularly designed propaganda postcards for the Suffrage Atelier. < ...Read more
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Measurements
H 140 mm; W 88 mm
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Materials
card; ink; watercolour
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Last Updated
2024-03-14
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