Record Number: 27540
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
The Earl of Bessborough describes events following Lady Charlotte Schreiber and her husband's sale of 'a gourd-shaped bottle of Wedgwood ware' bought at Rotterdam in 1873, following assessment of it as of 'no value whatsoever': 'In August 1874 the Schreibers were in Rouen, and according to their custom visited the Museum. What was their dismay when they found exactly similar bottles on the most conspicuous shelf in the place of honour. They immediately consulted the magnificent quartos of Pottier, the well-known archaeologist and ceramic expert, and learnt that there was nothing in Europe so rare as those productions, the work of one Dorio, an Italian, who made a few fine things at Rouen when on his way to Holland, where he introduced the same style in a few pieces.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Aug 1874 and 31 Aug 1874
Country:France
Timen/a
Place:city: Rouen
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reading Group:Charles and Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:France
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
also known as Lady Charlotte Guest. Nee Charlotte Bertie
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:works on ceramics
Genre:Arts / architecture
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:27540
Source:Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Editor:Earl of Bessborough
Title:Lady Charlotte Schreiber. Extracts from her Journal 1853-1891
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1952
Vol:n/a
Page:136
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Lady Charlotte Schreiber, Earl of Bessborough (ed.), Lady Charlotte Schreiber. Extracts from her Journal 1853-1891, (London, 1952), p. 136, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27540, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
Source ed. goes on to relate how the Schreibers eventually recovered their bottle, after finding it in the Brussels shop of the dealer who had purchased it; see p.136.