Even fairly modest houses during Shakespeare’s lifetime were decorated with colourful imagery depicted in hangings or painted directly onto the wall surface, such as this tapestry woven with hunting scenes.
Tara Hamling Shakespeare in 100 Objects'The Bram Stoker Collection' explores the life of the 'Dracula' novelist, including his time as a manager at the Lyceum Theatre and correspondences with other renowned writers.
Robyn Greenwood Bram Stoker Collection Going DigitalThe Shakespeare Birthplace Trust holds in its collections a decorated leather and velvet side-saddle made sometime in the 1550s.
Victoria Jackson Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsWatch Sue, one of our house guides, as she describes the sorts of herbs grown in the Tudor era and what they were used for.
Say it with FlowersTake a look at a 16th century watering jug in the next post in the "Say It with Flowers" series.
Say it with FlowersIn 1976, Judi Dench and Donald Sinden played Beatrice and Benedick to great acclaim.
Helen Hargest Much Ado About Nothing Picture of the MonthA warm bed necessitated the use of a warming pan like the one discussed in this post , a seventeenth-century example in the collection of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
Stephanie Appleton Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsWe discovered a 19th century football in our Collections. Learn about what football would have been like during Shakespeare's time.
Behind the ScenesThe ongoing digitisation happening in the SBT studio, focusing on two interesting items in the SBT Library collection: Hardy's copy of 'Hamlet' and Rowe's compilation of Shakespeare's works.
Robyn Greenwood Going Digital HamletBed-staffs were slender turned pegs which were used to secure the bedlinen on large bedsteads to prevent it from spilling onto the floor.
Elizabeth Sharrett Shakespeare in 100 Objects