The Brontë Cabinet: Three Lives in Nine Objects

The story of the Brontës is told through the things they wore, stitched, wrote on and inscribed at the parsonage in Haworth. From Charlottes writing desk and the manuscripts it contained to the brass collar worn by Emilys dog, Keeper, each object opens a window onto the sisters world, their fiction and the Victorian era. By unfolding the histories of the things they used, the chapters form a chronological biography of the family. A walking stick evokes Emilys solitary hikes on the moors and the stormy heathitself a character in Wuthering Heights. Charlottes bracelet containing Anne and Emilys intertwined hair gives voice to her grief over their deaths. These possessions pull us into their daily lives: the imaginary kingdoms of their childhood writing, their time as governesses and their stubborn efforts to make a mark on the world. See more