Samphire plant : Dried plant in sealed bottle.

Creator:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (author)

Contributor:

Furness, Horace Howard, 1833-1912 (former owner)

Date:

1911~

Identifier:

(FURNESSTHEATER)furness_ash200_16_a

Subject:

Edgar (character)

Resource Type:

Physical Object

Form/Genre:

artifacts (object genre)

Physical Description:

13.0 x 6.0 cm.

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Play: King Lear; Attached tag lists the plant as originating in Dover, 1911. Tag also contains quotation from _Lear_: "Half way down / Hand sone that gathers samphire; dreadful trade!"

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania: Furness, A/Sh200.16 A, Box

Collection:

Furness Theatrical Image Collection (University of Pennsylvania)