Identity area
Reference code
Charlotte Guest MS XIX
Title
Journal of ceramics-collecting
Date(s)
- 1869-1872 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
75 ff. (foliated 1-28, 30-58, 60-77) ; 195 x 155 mm.
Cloth over boards; 'XIX' (label on spine), '1' and list of contents (labels on front cover).
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records, September 1869-August 1872, of Lady Charlotte Schreiber's ceramic collection, giving details of provenance and price paid (ff. 1-28, 30-50, rectos only); followed by a journal, May-November 1869, of collecting in Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany, Holland, France, Scotland and England (ff. 51-58, 60-74).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Folios 29 and 59 missing; f. 50 loose.
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
'No I. Ceramic Memoranda' (on fly-leaf); 'Particulars of some specimens in CS's collection' (f. 1).