William Shakespeare, Commemoration of his Death
William Shakespeare, Commemoration of his Death, bronze and gilt, 1816, by J. Westwood, bare head bust of Shakespeare left. SHAKESPEARE / WE SHALL NOT LOOK UPON HIS LIKE AGAIN, rev. legennd in eleven lines, COMMEMORATION OF / SHAKESPEARE AT STRATFORD UPON AVON/ STEWARDS . . . 45 mm, (BHM. 928). Good very fine, scarce. £165.00
Formed of two plates joined by a rim, this item was presumably worn at the celebrations, which included a public breakfast, dinner and ball. The ribbon intended for suspension was woven in nearby Coventry.
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