Souvenir Bust of Shakespeare - 3/4 left

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Date:1975 - 1999 (c.)

Description:While being an unusual portrayal of Shakespeare, this china bust does share with more familiar images the representation of the poet as having a high forehead, beard and moustache.

It illustrates how objects such as a book or pen form often part of the Shakespeare icon.

Late twentieth-century.

Identity number SBT 1978-3


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1820s
Shakespearian Club Mug
Shakespearian Club Mug

Blue transfer printed mug. The image of Shakespeare used here is based on the Westminster ...

1870s
Porcelain Souvenir Group - 3/4 left front
Porcelain Souvenir Group - 3/4 left front

A porcelain souvenir made on the European Continent depicting the courtship of William ...

1900s
Miniature Bust of Shakespeare - 3/4
Miniature Bust of Shakespeare - 3/4

A continental porcelain bust derived from the Chandos and Chesterfield portraits. Identity ...

1960s
Doulton Quatercentenary Commemorative Plate - front
Doulton Quatercentenary Commemorative Plate - front

This plate bears a transfer-print reproduction of the Droeshout engraving of Shakespeare, ...

1980s
Wedgwood Souvenir Dish
Wedgwood Souvenir Dish

This jasperware (fine, unglazed ceramic) dish features a bust of Shakespeare derived ...

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Donor ref:SBT 1978-3 (B11) (14/9843)

Source: The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust - Museum

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