Inscription:
ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY * RSC * / STRATFORD-UPON-AVON · LONDON · / Tarry a little… / This bond doth give / thee here no jot / of blood… / TEH MERCHANT OF VENICE / ACT IV, SCENE I
Design:
crest of the Royal Shakespeare Company, surrounded by a wreath of flowers; inscription in centre; cipher at bottom (signifying the artist?)
