Shakespeare in 100 Objects: Cradle
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A carved oak baby's rocking cradle.
Elizabeth Sharrett Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsCopyright of the artist
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Shakespeare in 100 Objects: A ‘Fine Picture’
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The final post in our journey through some of the Trust’s collection of Tudor and Stuart artefacts
Tara Hamling Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsShakespeare in 100 Objects: A Medieval Fresco
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This nineteenth-century print is based on a drawing of a late-fifteenth century wall painting that once adorned the chancel arch in Stratford-upon-Avon’s Guild Chapel.
Richard Hemming Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsShakespeare in 100 Objects: A Glover's Paring Knife
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Read about the glove making process that Shakespeare's father, John would have undertaken
Elizabeth Sharrett Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsShakespeare in 100 Objects: Wattle and Daub
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Surviving court records give us some fascinating, and often entertaining, accounts of neighbourly conflicts arising from wattle and daub housing.
Stephanie Appleton Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsShakespeare in 100 Objects: Close Stool
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A list of 100 objects from Shakespeare’s world wouldn’t be complete without this very important item - a close-stool. Also referred to as a “night” stool, “necessary” stool, or “stool of ease”, these objects were actually toilets in disguise.
Elizabeth Sharrett Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsShakespeare in 100 Objects: Razor
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Read about the dual Tudor profession of the 'barber-surgeon'
Stephanie Appleton Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsShakespeare in 100 Objects: Map of Warwickshire
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This blog explores John Speed’s 1611 map of Warwickshire, which provides a glimpse into Shakespeare’s home county as he himself would have visualised it.
Alexandra Hewitt Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsShakespeare in 100 objects: Charnel House
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According to an 18th century writer, the charnel house in Stratford-upon-Avon contained the ‘largest assemblage of human bones’ he had ever beheld.
Peter Hewitt Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsShakespeare in 100 objects: Memento Mori Seal
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Read about Tudor mourning rings, which were sometimes bequeathed to family members or close friends in a will
Stephanie Appleton Shakespeare in 100 Objects