{"product_id":"lady-charlotte-schreiber-extraordinary-art-collector-9781848226814","title":"Lady Charlotte Schreiber, Extraordinary Art Collector","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book emphasises Lady Charlotte Schreiber (1812-1895) -- also known as Lady Charlotte Guest, \u003ci\u003enée \u003c\/i\u003eBertie -- 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharting Charlotte's eventful life, McCaffrey-Howarth focuses on her identity as a renowned connoisseur, whose donation of thousands of objects to the Victoria \u0026amp; Albert Museum and the British Museum marked a pioneering move for a female benefactor. \u003ci\u003eLady Charlotte Schreiber, Extraordinary Art Collector \u003c\/i\u003epresents unique insight into the social and cultural world of Victorian England and the role of women within this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaroline McCaffrey-Howarth\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52033868661010,"sku":"9781848226814","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_65b397ba-62db-4f4b-aef0-a78db4de1c2a.jpg?v=1770975589","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lady-charlotte-schreiber-extraordinary-art-collector-9781848226814","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}