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Title Suffragette Pin
Date circa 1900
Designer Unknown, USA
Materials Yellow Gold-Plated Mesh, Glass, Rhinestones, Simulated Pearls
Size 2.6" x 2.4"
(6.6cm x 6.1cm) -
Title Circle of Pearls
Date circa 1990
Designer Craft, USA
Materials Yellow Gold-Plated Base Metal, Enamel, Glass Cabochon, Rhinestones, Simulated Pearls
Size 2.2" x 2.2"
(5.6cm x 5.6cm) -
Title Byzantine Shield
Date 1970
Designer Ilias Lalaounis, Greece
Materials 18kt Yellow Gold, Ruby, Sapphires, Baroque Freshwater Cultured Pearls
Size 2" x 2"
(5.1cm x 5.1cm) -
Title Laurel Wreath
Date 1997
Designer Yannis Tsarouchis for the Tsitouras Collection, Greece
Materials Sterling Silver, Gold-Filled
Size 2.8" x 3.1"
(7.1cm x 7.9cm)
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By nature an optimist, Albright is drawn to emblems of struggle and uplift such as the sun, the laurel wreath, and the shield. The green, white, and violet colors in her century-old Suffragette Pin signify, respectively, hope, purity, and dignity. The initial letters of the colors, (G,W,V) suggest an apt acronym: “Give Women the Vote!”
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