Inscription:
ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY * RSC * / STRATFORD-UPON-AVON · LONDON · / Too hot, too hot! / To mingle / friendship far / is mingling bloods. / THE WINTER'S TALE / ACT I, SCENE II
Design:
crest of the Royal Shakespeare Company, surrounded by a wreath of flowers; inscription in centre; cipher at bottom (signifying the artist?)