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Anne Hathaway's Cottage

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A depiction of Anne Hathaway's Cottage, probably intended to present the home as it might have looked in Shakespeare's time. Two female figures appear to be talking at the gate. Laundry hanging on a line is visible in the far left of the image, behind the house.
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1995.3.2

Etching

Paper

Anne Hathaway's Cottage

Stratford-Upon-Avon

England

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Europe

Wesley Adams Immigration

1995.3

Pearl Adams

Gift

In memory of my father, a Native of England and a great fan of Shakespeare

Wilfrid Ball

Jun 15, 1896

London

England

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Europe

Signature

lower left corner

Wilfrid Ball 96

In Artist's Hand

Makers Mark

Center, bottom

In cursive below the image, "London Published June 15, 1896 by W. R. Deighton 4 & 30 Grand Hotel Buildings Trafalgar Square"

English

Printed

Etching

Print, Intaglio

Print

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Wesley Adams

Wesley Adams was the original owner of this print, having purchased it soon after his arrival in Oakland. He designed his home in Oakland to be modeled after the Anne Hathaway Cottage.

William Shakespeare

Shakespeare lived here after his marriage to Anne Hathaway.

Wesley Adams: From England to Oakland!

Wesley Adams was a BIG fan of Shakespeare. He loved to read Shakespeare and peppered his conversations with quotes from Shakespearean plays. He purchased this print in 1898 by mail-order to decorate his first Oakland home, and subsequently began designing his new home to resemble the Anne Hathaway Cottage.