Schreiber (Lady Charlotte) Journals: Confidences of a Collector of Ceramics & Antiques...1869 to 1885, edited by her son Montague J.Guest, 2 vol., spotted, 1911; Catalogue of the Collection of Fans and Fan-Leaves presented to...the British Museum, compiled by Lionel Cust, 1893; Catalogue of the Collection of Playing Cards bequeathed to...the British Museum, compiled by Frank M.O'Donoghue, title browned and with library stamp, 1901 § Rackham (Bernard) Victoria & Albert Museum. Catalogue of the Schreiber Collection of English Porcelain, Earthenware, Enamels etc., 3 vol., vol.1 original boards, vol.2 original wrappers, vol.3 original cloth with dust-jacket, 1915-30-24, plates, the first three original cloth, a little rubbed; and 6 others relating to Lady Schreiber including a second edition of vol.1 of the last and the sale catalogue of her library, 8vo & 4to (13) ⁂ The energetic Lady Charlotte Schreiber (1812-95), hostess, philanthropist and mother of ten children, was one of the earliest and most important English collectors of ceramics and on the death of her husband in 1884 she presented the collection to the Victoria & Albert Museum. She also collected lace, fans and playing cards; the latter two collections she donated to the British Museum.
Schreiber (Lady Charlotte) Journals: Confidences of a Collector of Ceramics & Antiques...1869 to 1885, edited by her son Montague J.Guest, 2 vol., spotted, 1911; Catalogue of the Collection of Fans and Fan-Leaves presented to...the British Museum, compiled by Lionel Cust, 1893; Catalogue of the Collection of Playing Cards bequeathed to...the British Museum, compiled by Frank M.O'Donoghue, title browned and with library stamp, 1901 § Rackham (Bernard) Victoria & Albert Museum. Catalogue of the Schreiber Collection of English Porcelain, Earthenware, Enamels etc., 3 vol., vol.1 original boards, vol.2 original wrappers, vol.3 original cloth with dust-jacket, 1915-30-24, plates, the first three original cloth, a little rubbed; and 6 others relating to Lady Schreiber including a second edition of vol.1 of the last and the sale catalogue of her library, 8vo & 4to (13) ⁂ The energetic Lady Charlotte Schreiber (1812-95), hostess, philanthropist and mother of ten children, was one of the earliest and most important English collectors of ceramics and on the death of her husband in 1884 she presented the collection to the Victoria & Albert Museum. She also collected lace, fans and playing cards; the latter two collections she donated to the British Museum.
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