Whip of plaited leather thongs produced as evidence in a charge of threatening behaviour against Mrs Arncliffe Sennett
About this object
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ID:
50.82/1205
Production date:
1911
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Location:
In Store
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Dog whip found in the possession of the suffragette Maud Arncliffe Sennett when arrested for breaking a window in the office of the Daily Mail, 21st November 1911. Her militant action was a response to the newspaper's failure to report the WSPU rally held a few days earlier in the Albert Hall, that raised over £4000. Initially arrested on a charge of using threatening behaviour, subsequently substituted for that of 'window breaking' Arncliffe Sennett was sentenced to a fine or 7 days imprisonment. Her fine was paid by Lord Northcliffe, the proprietor of the Daily Mail, and her stay in Holloway lasted only three hours. < ...Read more
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Measurements
L 960 mm; W 32 mm (extended) (overall)
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Materials
leather; metal
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Last Updated
2024-03-14
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