Mirror
1900-1905 (made)
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This mirror has the combination of copper and translucent enamel that was a feature of metalwork in the Arts and Crafts style. The textured hammered copper surface is also typical of the style, which celebrated hand-working techniques.
Ernestine Mills (1871-1959), who designed and made it, learned her enamelling techniques from Alexander Fisher (1864-1936), a leading Arts and Crafts enameller and silversmith. She was also a very active suffragette. (The suffragettes campaigned for the right for adult women to vote in general elections.)
For a number of years, she was vice-president of the Craft section of the Society of Woman Artists. She produced a large amount of work, including jewellery, for the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). The Pankhurst family founded this militant suffragette organisation in Manchester in 1903.
Ernestine Mills (1871-1959), who designed and made it, learned her enamelling techniques from Alexander Fisher (1864-1936), a leading Arts and Crafts enameller and silversmith. She was also a very active suffragette. (The suffragettes campaigned for the right for adult women to vote in general elections.)
For a number of years, she was vice-president of the Craft section of the Society of Woman Artists. She produced a large amount of work, including jewellery, for the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). The Pankhurst family founded this militant suffragette organisation in Manchester in 1903.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Enamelled copper |
| Brief description | Oval mirror in a frame of enamelled copper panels, London, 1900-05, designed and made by Ernestine Mills. |
| Physical description | Copper mirror frame housing an oval mirror in the centre, surrounded by enamel inserts depicting peacocks and vines. |
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| Style | |
| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Ernestine Mills Gift |
| Object history | Exhibition R.F.2002/1174 |
| Production | Reason For Production: Private |
| Summary | This mirror has the combination of copper and translucent enamel that was a feature of metalwork in the Arts and Crafts style. The textured hammered copper surface is also typical of the style, which celebrated hand-working techniques. Ernestine Mills (1871-1959), who designed and made it, learned her enamelling techniques from Alexander Fisher (1864-1936), a leading Arts and Crafts enameller and silversmith. She was also a very active suffragette. (The suffragettes campaigned for the right for adult women to vote in general elections.) For a number of years, she was vice-president of the Craft section of the Society of Woman Artists. She produced a large amount of work, including jewellery, for the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). The Pankhurst family founded this militant suffragette organisation in Manchester in 1903. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.136-1958 |
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| Record created | April 11, 2002 |
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