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PGCJ.769.021
16 Sep 1769:23 (297)
London, July 18 . . . The ornaments of a box of very neat
workmanship, made from a mulberry-tree, planted by
Shakespear himself, which inclosed the freedom of Stratford-
upon-Avon, lately presented to Mr. Garrick, are, on the
front, same holding the bust of Shakespear, and the three
graces crowning him with laurel, prettily displayed; on the
ends, emblematic figures representing tragedy and comedy; on
the back part, Mr. Garrick in the character of Lear, in the
storm scene; and the top and corners are ornamented with
devices of Shakespear's works, all curiously carved and
highly finished by an eminent carver in Bermingham.
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