Large handkerchief made as a souvenir for the Garrick Jubilee of 1769. It is made from linen (possibly cotton) and printed in red with 8 characters from Shakespeare's plays, within a border of trailing flowers and stems, with floral sprigs and leaves scattered over the ground fabric. The initials 'M R' is embroidered in black thread in top right corner. Quote under the two characters:
Asset ID: 903 Title: Souvenir Handkerchief Description: Large handkerchief made as a souvenir for the Garrick Jubilee of 1769. It is made from linen (possibly cotton) and printed in red with 8 characters from Shakespeare's plays, within a border of trailing flowers and stems, with floral sprigs and leaves scattered over the ground fabric. The initials 'M R' is embroidered in black thread in top right corner. Quote under the two characters: "...take him for all in all, I shall not look upon his like again." (Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 2). Quote on top: "The poet’s eye, in fine frenzy rolling, Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven; And as imagination bodies forth The forms of things unknown, the poet’s pen Turns them to shapes and gives to airy nothing A local habitation and a name." (Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 5, Scene 1) Creator: Unknown Object: Textile (handkerchief) Date of original: 1769 SBT reference number: SBT 1938-13/1 Credit Line: © Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Licence options: To purchase a licence for the high-resolution image please contact us at images@shakespeare.org.uk Note: Low-resolution images may be downloaded and used for non-commercial purposes under the Creative Commons licence CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0. (Users need to be registered and signed-in to be able to download images.) Keywords: