{"product_id":"hamlet-book-vase","title":"Hamlet Book Vase","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA ceramic vase shaped like a hardcover book, inspired by Shakespeare's \u003cem\u003eHamlet\u003c\/em\u003e — a skull wreathed in pansies, daisies and marigolds on a deep green cover, with gold lettering, a gilt border and sculpted pages along the spine. The wide top opening takes fresh stems, dried grasses, or the pens and brushes on your desk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two things on this cover are the play's two most famous images, and they belong together. The skull is Yorick's — the jester Hamlet lifts from the grave and remembers riding on as a boy. The flowers are Ophelia's: in her last scene she hands them out one by one with their meanings — \"there's rosemary, that's for remembrance… and there is pansies, that's for thoughts\" — then fennel, columbine, rue, a daisy, and the violets she can't give because they \"withered all when my father died.\" So this is a vase with a reading list on it: pansies for thoughts, a skull for what comes after. Put flowers in it and you're finishing Ophelia's sentence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy you'll love it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep green and gold cover with a skull-and-wildflowers design — Yorick and Ophelia on one spine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSculpted ceramic pages and spine so it reads as a book on the shelf, even empty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWide top opening for flowers, dried arrangements, or desk supplies and utensils\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossy ceramic finish that sits happily on a bookshelf, mantel, or kitchen counter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shakespeare readers, a shelf that needs a little memento mori, English teachers, or anyone who'd rather their vase had a plot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Ceramic, glossy finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 8 × 5.3 × 2.5 in (20.3 × 13.3 × 6.4 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 2 lb (0.91 kg)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStyle: Book-shaped vase, wide top opening\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA book you water. It stands with the classics and holds whatever the season brings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ashley Jordan Gifts \u0026 Decor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57062873432230,"sku":"269121","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/3043\/5494\/files\/6a2868d41de0d3208f5037ffa5f97d3b1d5fd6aa0eedec67ba03a6f9f5a327ca.jpg?v=1787110078","url":"https:\/\/ashleyjordangnd.com\/products\/hamlet-book-vase","provider":"Ashley Jordan Gifts \u0026 Decor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}