Name/TitleBell: Votes for Women
About this object"Arcadian China" transfer printed cream ceramic bell in the shape of a woman's head with Arcadian China trademark. One side of the bell depicts an older woman above the slogan "Votes for Women" and the Glasgow City Coat of Arms; the other depicts a younger woman with the words "This one shall have a vote".
MakerArkinstall and Sons Ltd
Maker RoleManufacturer
Date Madec.1904-24
Period1900s-1920s
Place MadeEngland, Stoke-on-Trent
Place NotesChina manufacturers at the Trent Bridge Pottery (subsequently Arcadian Works) 1904-1924 (taken over by Robinson & Leadbeater in 1908 but continued to trade under the name Arkinstall).
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's suffrage
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeOrnament
Object numberGWL-2017-6-2
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