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Lady Charlotte Schreiber, Extraordinary Art Collector - by  Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth (Hardcover) - 1 of 1

Lady Charlotte Schreiber, Extraordinary Art Collector - by Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth (Hardcover)

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  • This book emphasises Lady Charlotte Schreiber (1812-1895) -- also known as Lady Charlotte Guest, née Bertie -- as one of the most significant women in the history of collecting.
  • About the Author: Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth is Lecturer in History of Art at the University of Edinburgh.
  • 192 Pages
  • Art, Ceramics

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This book emphasises Lady Charlotte Schreiber (1812-1895) -- also known as Lady Charlotte Guest, née Bertie -- as one of the most significant women in the history of collecting. An extraordinary collector, historian and philanthropist, Charlotte subverted gendered norms and challenged Victorian conventions. This new study establishes Charlotte's contribution to ceramic history and cultural education, and demonstrates her influential role in transnational artistic networks.

Charting Charlotte's eventful life, McCaffrey-Howarth focuses on her identity as a renowned connoisseur, whose donation of thousands of objects to the Victoria & Albert Museum and the British Museum marked a pioneering move for a female benefactor. Lady Charlotte Schreiber, Extraordinary Art Collector presents unique insight into the social and cultural world of Victorian England and the role of women within this.



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'Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth's punchy new biography of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, combining rigorous new archival research with nuanced observations, deftly reanimates this extraordinary Victorian woman. A range of primary sources (some published for the first time), including notebooks, correspondence, diaries and press cuttings, enables the author to describe not only her subject's life and legacy but also to bring her character and motivations to life. This will be a go-to book for countless readers.' - Dr Susanna Avery-Quash, Senior Research Curator (History of Collecting), National Gallery, London



This must-read new book brings the inveterate art collector Charlotte Schreiber to life through freshly transcribed diaries and secures her position as a great scholar of ceramics. McCaffrey-Howarth brilliantly introduces us to Schreiber's world and her peers, other knowledgeable Victorian art collectors and curators, among whom she was truly a Goddess. - Patricia F. Ferguson, ceramic historian




About the Author



Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth is Lecturer in History of Art at the University of Edinburgh. She was previously Curator of Ceramics and Glass at the Victoria and Albert Museum and Curator of The Chitra Collection.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.88 Inches (H) x 7.5 Inches (W) x .88 Inches (D)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 192
Genre: Art
Sub-Genre: Ceramics
Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Format: Hardcover
Author: Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth
Language: English
Street Date: January 1, 2026
TCIN: 1006749705
UPC: 9781848226814
Item Number (DPCI): 247-28-0718
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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