Feather
late 19th century
Black feather from the hat worn by Henry Irving as Hamlet
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Feather |
| Brief description | Black feather from the hat worn by Henry Irving in 'Hamlet', late 19th century |
| Physical description | Black feather from the hat worn by Henry Irving as Hamlet |
| Credit line | Given by the British Theatre Museum Association |
| Object history | Given to the uncle of Miss O. D. Becher by Henry Irving. Miss Becher gave the feather to the British Theatre Museum Association in November 1964. |
| Associations | |
| Literary reference | Hamlet |
| Other number | 1964/G/88 - BTMA accession number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1446-1984 |
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| Record created | June 14, 2004 |
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