Date:1756 - 1799 (c.)
Description:This mulberry-wood carving appears to have been copied from the Holy Trinity Church memorial bust. Henry Cooper, the carver, worked for the watchmaker and entrepreneur Thomas Sharp. Following the felling in 1756 of the mulberry tree thought to have been planted by Shakespeare in the grounds of his house at New Place, Sharp purchased the wood, from which he manufactured a range of souvenirs. The sheer number of articles which were made by Sharp's workshop indicates that he found additional sources of material besides this tree. Made in the eighteenth-century. Identity number SBT 1999-2
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This mulberry-wood carving appears to have been copied from the Holy Trinity Church memorial bust. Henry ...
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Image courtesy of: The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust - Museum
Donor ref:SBT 1999-2 (16/9981)
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