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Anne Hathaway's Cottage
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.
1995.3.2
Etching
Paper
Anne Hathaway's Cottage
Wesley Adams Immigration
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
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Documentary Objects
Category 08: Communication Objects
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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.
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.