"Shakespeare's Head, carved from the mulberry tree"

Creator
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (author)
Clarke, Mary Cowden, 1809-1898 (author)
Form
artifacts (object genre)
Collection
Furness Theatrical Image Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Extent
4.0 x 6.0 cm.
Notes
Attached label reads: "Shakespeare Head, carved at Stratford-on-Avon from the Mulberry tree, planted by the Poet, mounted on a Worthing agate . . ." The agate is in the shape of a book. Claims it was given by M.C.Clarke to W.J.Rolfe in 1884.
Physical Location
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania: Furness, A/Sh200.7 A, Box
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Resource Type
Physical Object
Identifier
(FURNESSTHEATER)furness_ash200_7_a

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