Pair of silver plated ornate metal clip bookmarks. Featuring glass cameos in an ornate frame and silver plated crow charms, with silver grey tassel embellishments. Approximate size each 25mm x 85mm.
'Upstart Crow' design with round floral frames 18mm diameter cameos with Upstart Crow portraits, crow charms and silver grey tassels.
Robert Greene, published a quote in a pamphlet called a ‘Groatsworth of Wit’ calling William Shakespeare an ‘Upstart Crow’.
'Yes, trust them not, for there is an upstart crow, beautified with our feathers, that, with his Tygers heart wrapt in a Players hide, supposes he is as well able to bumbast out a blanke verse as the best of you; and being an absolute Johannes Factotum, is in his owne conceit the onely Shake-scene in a countrie'.
Robert Greene died in December 1592, and 3 months later his publisher and printer issued a public apology for the ‘Upstart Crow’ comment.
Supplied on an A6 presentation full colour backing card making a beautiful, collectible gift for Shakespeare lovers.
'Upstart Crow' Bookmarks
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