Shakespeare in 100 Objects: Spinning Wheel
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The spinning wheel was integral to the running of the household, and may have been included in part of a bride's dowry
Elizabeth Sharrett Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsThe spinning wheel was integral to the running of the household, and may have been included in part of a bride's dowry
Elizabeth Sharrett Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsThis post from our 100 objects series looks at this beautiful Book of Common Prayer and Psalter, published in 1596, from the Library collection of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
Peter Hewitt Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsRead about the 17th century penknife held in the collections at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Victoria Jackson Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsIn addition to wills, the inventory is also an important probate document, providing a comprehensive reckoning of all of the testator’s possessions and their values for selling on.
Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsFind out where the Tudors stored their midnight snacks...
Elizabeth Sharrett Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsA mounted seventeenth century tortoise shell from the Collection of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
Victoria Jackson Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsRead about one of the most prized possessions in the collection of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Peter Hewitt Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsBy examining wills of those other than Shakespeare, we can gain an insight into the lives and deaths of some of the more ‘ordinary’ people of his time.
Stephanie Appleton Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsFind out about the bed hangings that would have been familiar in Shakespeare's world
Elizabeth Sharrett Othello Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsPeople in the middling or upper levels of society used a toasting fork, sometimes called a toasting iron, to roast food in front of an open fire.
Victoria Jackson Shakespeare in 100 Objects