Φ Ernestine Mills (1871-1959) Blue Bird a rare enamel panel, oval, painted with a bird perched on a flowering tree bough, in colours and gilt, in gilt wood frame, signed EM in the panel, original paper label with title to the reverse 13.5 x 8.5cm (panel) 18.5 x 14cm (frame) Provenance Private collection. Catalogue notes Irene Cockroft in her catalogue New Dawn Women, discusses in detail Mills' symbolic use of birds - The Colours adopted by the Artists' Suffrage League were blue and silver. Mills bluebird enamel and silver brooches would have been an apt symbol of service to the League (and the Suffragette Movement). Woolley and Wallis would like to thank Irene Cockcroft for her help cataloguing this enamel.

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