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British Women's Temperance Association, Scottish Christ
Jockel, A.M., 1900, Banner
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22378
Title
Banner, British Women's Temperance Association, Scottish Christian Union
Description
Red woollen banner with embroidered design in silk and gold threads.
Centre panel, embroidered shield in gold with red lion rampant and BWTA, surrounded by Celtic knots. The embroidery stitches include satin stitch, split stitch, French knots, Jacobean trellis, couching and couched gold thread.
Artist / maker
Jockel, A.M.
Date
1900
Size
H134cm x 111cm
Type
Banner
Location
The People's Story
Accession number
HH5409/91
The British Women's Temperance Association, Scottish Christian Union (BWTA SCU) was founded in 1878 with the objective of binding together 'the women of Scotland for the promotion of total abstinence principles and the prohibition of liquor traffic'. It was part of the 19th century Temperance Movement that worked to combat the serious and widespread problem of heavy drinking. By 1908 there were 332 branches and 80,000 members throughout Scotland. The BWTA finally disbanded in the spring of 1991 with five branches and fewer than 100 members. These two banners were made by A.M. Jockel, The Scottish Masonic Depot, George Street. Appearing first in the Post Office directories, in 1894, A.M. Jockel moved from George Street to Hanover Street in 1913, so the banners must precede this date.
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