Name/TitlePrint: Timepiece
About this objectDigital pigment fine art print on paper titled 'Timepiece', inspired by a small Victorian fob watch in GWL’s suffragette collection.
MakerLamb, Elspeth
Maker RoleArtist
Date Made2012
Period2010s
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
Place MadeScotland, Glasgow
Inscription and MarksSigned by artist; prints also editioned and signed by artist
TechniqueDigital pigment print
MeasurementsL: 460 x W: 240mm
Subject and Association Keywords21 Revolutions
Subject and Association KeywordsSuffragettes
Subject and Association DescriptionThe object that sparked off the research for the banner and edition Timepiece was the small Victorian fob watch in the GWL collection.
“I was intrigued by the small flower which appeared to be a yellow rose at the centre of the watch and I discovered that the yellow rose was the symbol of the American Suffragists. Further research into the UK Suffragette movement led to the idea of making a banner as the Women’s Social and Political Union is reckoned to be the first campaigning body to use colour and design to create a corporate identity.”
“This banner is dedicated to the memory of Sylvia Pankhurst who was not only a militant agitator for the Suffragette movement but also a gifted artist.”
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePrint
Object numberGWL-2015-49-2
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved