[Flowers from Shakespeare's garden]

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Creator

Crane, Walter, 1845-1915

Date

[not after 1906]

Location

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Media format

Image

Extent

23 drawings (17 sheets)

Language

English

Size

images 250 x 170 mm or smaller, on sheets 265 x 376 mm or smaller

Genre

Art

Reference IDs

Folger bibliographic ID: 255971
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Folger holdings ID: 338260

Summary

Illustrations of women and men personifying flowers and plants mentioned in Shakespeare's plays. Images are accompanied by the quote that mentions the specific plant

Notes

General notes

Title derived from the title of a published work reproducing these illustrations and more (40 in total), published by Cassel & Company, Ltd., in 1906 (for a copy of the published work, see Folger ART Vol. e96) Drawings signed with Walter Crane's device: a simplified drawing of crane within a large C

no.35. Design for front and back covers of book -- no.36. Lavender -- no.37. Mints -- no.38. Savorie, marjoram -- no.39. Marigold -- no.40. Rue; Daisy -- no.41. Wild thyme; Woodbine -- no.42. Musk roses; Eglantine -- no.43. Wheat, rye, barley; Cockle -- no.44. Harebell; Larksheels -- no.45. Holy thistle; Ivy, elm -- no.46a. Strawberry, nettle -- no.46b. Hawthorne-bush -- no.47. Blackberries -- no.48. Holly -- no.49. Laurels -- no.50. Final design for front and back covers of book

Also known as

Extended title: [Flowers from Shakespeare's garden] C [device]

Subjects

Flowers

Related names

artist: Crane, Walter, 1845-1915