Mar 10, 2022
Modelled after Robert Devereaux's letter to Queen Elizabeth I, British Library Add. MS 74286, fol. 9 England (1590–1601)
The letterpacket is pleated and adds a security enhancement: a triangular corner cut from the bottom of the writing paper and laced through a cut in the folded packet. The high-level security points to the letter are particularly private, emphasizing the sender's social and emotional vulnerability. We used Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex's letter to create the letter prop, see: Shakespeare props, Merchant of Venice, Antonio to Bassanio: "the body of my friend". (UH0249).
