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Wooden Shakespeare medallion

Description

A wooden stamped medallion; obverse shows a crudely carved image of Shakespeare's head in profile with the words 'Shakespeare's Wood Stratford upon avon' stamped around it. The reverse of the medallion shows a carved image of Shakespeare's family crest (a shield with 2 spears) with the words 'Shakespeare's Wood Sharp Stratford upon avon' stamped around it. The medallion is kept in a shallow, circular wooden box with a separate lid.

  • Measurements

  • Depth

    3 mm (medal)
    14 mm (box)

  • Diameter

    35 mm (medal)
    72 mm (box)

  • Credit line

    CC-BY-NC-ND Image Courtesy of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust