About this object
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ID:
50.82/1219
Production date:
1912-01
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Location:
In Store
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This embroidered handkerchief, worked in Holloway prison by Cissie Wilcox was gifted to Janie Terrero by Cissie and her fellow window-smashing Suffragettes. It appears to have been produced as a thank-you to Janie Terrero, and may be associated with Janie's donation of a Christmas hamper to Holloway prisoners. In December 1911 the Votes for Women newspaper made a plea for donations of hampers for the prisoners spending Christmas in Holloway. The following issue of Votes for Women, named Janie Terrero, the secretary of the Pinner branch of the WSPU as a contributor to the hamper appeal.
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Measurements
H 357 mm; W 353 mm (handkerchief), H 364 mm; W 364 mm (mount) (overall)
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Materials
cotton fibre; silk
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Last Updated
2024-03-14
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