A new exhibit called "Say it with Flowers" at Anne Hathaway's Cottage explores the symbolism of flowers during the Elizabethan period, how Shakespeare used them in his works, and their importance to the Victorians..
Say it with FlowersThis rattle, possibly Elizabethan, is made with a shaped piece of bone for teething at the top, and four copper alloy bells are attached just below to entertain the child.
Elizabeth Sharrett Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsDespite Heath Robinson being often synonymous with unnecessarily complicated and complex machinery, his work in depicting scenes of Shakespeare's plays hearkens back to his days as a young artist fresh out of university.
Mareike Doleschal A Midsummer Night's Dream Behind the ScenesThe cupping glass was a medical device in use throughout the early modern period, and which in fact has origins stretching back to ancient Egypt and China.
Stephanie Appleton Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsShakespeare has a surprising influence in China, as our interactions with Chinese visitors show.
Julia Howells Behind the Scenes International Collections In the VaultHow did people living in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries store their medicines? Like today, appropriate containers were essential for storing them.
Victoria Jackson Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsTaking a look at first digitised objects: "The Hair of the Head of Shakespeare" and "The Hair of Anne Hathaway".
Robyn Greenwood Going DigitalTom and Mig Holte's photo featuring the Night of Revels scene from the RSC’s 1979 production of 'Twelfth Night'.
Helen Hargest Picture of the MonthPortia's reference to a ‘deep glass’ in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice suggests something like this, a remarkably fine and well preserved example of a sixteenth-century berkemeier.
Peter Hewitt Merchant of Venice Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsThe common cough and cold spread quickly in the winters of Elizabethan and Jacobean England. Dr John Hall, married to William Shakespeare's eldest daughter Susanna, was the only physician in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Shakespeare and his World--MOOC