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Carved Bust of Shakespeare - left-hand side

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 ...

Chapel Street, Stratford-upon-Avon

A colour postcard of the view along Chapel Street in Stratford-upon-Avon. Peacock Brand Series, published by the Pictorial Stationary Company Ltd. 87mm x 138mm

Church of England, Booke of Common Prayer, 1596 - binding view

A much-used book, possibly owned by Shakespeare. This prayer book, whose dimensions are only three by four inches [9 x 12 cm], is much battered by heavy use from previous owners. The spine leather ...

Church of England, Booke of Common Prayer, 1596 - Colophon (printer's imprint), title page of Psalms.

Shakespeare’s own prayer-book. This little prayer-book which may have belonged to William Shakespeare, as several signatures in parts of the text indicate, was printed by the Queen’s printer, ...

Church of England, Booke of Common Prayer, 1596 - 'William Shakespeare' signature, and date ?1600, p. Mm6v.

This may be Shakespeare's ownership signature. This shows a further ‘signature’ on the prayer book that some believe was once owned by William Shakespeare. The copy, which is only 3 inches ...

Church of England. Booke of Common Prayer, London, Deputies of Christoper Barker, 1596 - 'William Shakespeare' signature, p. CC3v

Shakespeare’s prayer-book. This pocket-sized Book of Common Prayer, printed in 1596, is a volume that may have belonged to William Shakespeare. 'His' signatures on several pages are more probably ...

City of London School Medal

A silver medal awarded as a prize by the City of London School. Designed by Benjamin Wyon. This side shows a portrait of Shakespeare. Identity number SBT 1999-38/61

City of London School Medal

A silver medal awarded as a prize by the City of London School. Designed by Benjamin Wyon. This side shows a group of Shakespearian characters: Prospero and Ariel, Cardinal Wolsey, Lady Macbeth, Falstaff ...

Clock

This bronze clock is dominated by a figure of Shakespeare which appears to be derived, from the Chandos and Chesterfield portraits. The scroll on the pillar to Shakespeare's left lists the plays (Hamlet, ...

Collis Sketchbook - Old Bridge, Stratford-on-Avon

William Colliss (d.1926) Old Bridge Stratford-On-Avon Sketched From Cloptons Bridge, Tuesday Evening 7 o'clock - August 13. 1867 This drawing is from a portfolio containing 41 pages of sketches and watercolour ...

Colliss Sketchbook - Church Street, Stratford-on-Avon

William Colliss (d.1926) Church Street, Stratford-on-Avon, Tuesday Afternoon August 13. 1867 This drawing is from a portfolio containing 41 pages of sketches and watercolour paintings. It was bought by ...

Commemorative Medal - Celebrated Men Series

Designed in the eighteenth-century by Jean Dassier (d. 1763). This side features a representation of Shakespeare derived from the Chandos Portrait (c. 1610) attributed to John Taylor. Identity ...

Commemorative Medal - Celebrated Men Series

Designed in the eighteenth-century by Jean Dassier (d.1763). This side shows John Selden (1584-1654), scholar, historian and lawyer who became a leading figure in the Parliamentary opposition to Charles ...

Commemorative medal for the Tercentenary, 1864

A large bronze medal commemorating the 1864 Tercentenary. Designed by J (ohn) Bell, sculpted by L.C. Wyon, Hunt and Roskill dir.? Inscription. Obverse: bust of Shakespeare to left, surrounded by titles ...

Copper Trade Token

These tokens were used as a form of substitute currency in the last quarter of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century, due to insufficient availability of official copper coinage. ...

Copper Trade Token

These tokens were used as a form of substitute currency in the last quarter of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century, due to insufficient availability of official copper coinage. ...

Copy of Shakespeare Monument Bust from Holy Trinity Church - front

This plaster-cast copy was made from the bust which forms part of the monument in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, where Shakespeare is buried. The monument was presumably commissioned by ...

Czechoslovakian Quatercentenary Medal

This medal was struck in Czechoslovakia to commemorate the 400th anniversary in 1964 of Shakespeare's birth. Designed by M. Knobloch. Presented by a delegate to the 11th International Shakespeare Conference ...