Name/TitleBadge: Non-Violence
About this objectMedium-sized circular pin badge from The Peace Museum in Saltaire. The badge was made by a participant after a Peace Museum event and has a white background bearing the motif of a knotted gun and the caption 'NON-VIOLENCE' below.
Date Made2025
Period2020s
Place MadeEngland, Saltaire
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, metal and plastic
MeasurementsDia: 42 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsPeace movement
Subject and Association Keywordsanti-war
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Violence_(sculpture):
Non-Violence, also known as The Knotted Gun, is a bronze sculpture by Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd of an oversized Colt Python .357 Magnum revolver with its barrel tied in a knot. It is located at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd made this sculpture after the murder of John Lennon, with whom Reuterswärd was acquainted [continues].
https://www.peacemuseum.org.uk:
The Peace Museum explores the history and the often untold stories of peace, peacemakers, social reform and peace movements. Since the museum was founded in 1994, we’ve been collecting items which tell the stories of peace in many different forms. Our 16,000 object collection is made up of banners, personal objects, campaign materials and artworks donated by people and organisations all over the world. It is unique in that it is the only accredited museum of its kind in the UK.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBadge
Object numberGWL-2025-76-3
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved