buttonhole badge / Markievicz, Irish Transport Workers' Union, 1913

Markievicz, Irish Transport Workers' Union, 1913

Buttonhole badge of the Irish Transport Workers' Union, 1913. Brass with red enamel. In the form of an open right hand on which appears I.T./1913/W.U. Inspector Michael Mannion states that this badge was worn by Countess Markievicz during the Labour troubles in 1913, and that it 'was stolen from her coat while giving evidence in the Police Court.';

Markievicz, Irish Transport Workers' Union, 1913

Object Number:
HE:EW.1246

Institution:
NMI

Date:
1913

Creator:

Place of production:
Ireland

Collections:

Easter Week Collection

Exhibitions:

The Easter Rising: Understanding 1916

Subjects:

1913 Lockout
Labour Movement
Trade Union Movement