Sylvia Pankhurst — suffragette, artist, and designer
![[WSPU tea service]](https://exhibits.library.duke.edu/files/original/7c049a3b62b6478a26bfd8fdaf32bac7.jpg "[WSPU tea service]")
- Creator(s):
- Women’s Social and Political Union
- Title:
- [WSPU tea service]
- Publication/Origin:
- Longton: H. M. Williamson, [1909]
- Description:
- Commissioned by the Women’s Social and Political Union and designed by Sylvia Pankhurst, this tea service was originally made for use in the Tea Room of the first WSPU fundraising bazaar at the 1909 Women’s Exhibition in London. At the close of the exhibition, the remaining pieces were assembled into tea sets and sold. Pankhurst designed devices and symbols for the WSPU, as well as their membership card. Her “Angel of Freedom” design incorporates prison bars, thistles, shamrocks, roses, and chains. The collection includes eighteen pieces from this set, more than any other collection holds.
- Citation:
- Women’s Social and Political Union, [WSPU tea service], Longton: H. M. Williamson, [1909], Lisa Unger Baskin Collection, Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. Accessed October 05, 2024, https://exhibits.library.duke.edu/exhibits/show/baskin/item/4249