The Babette Craven collection of theatrical memorabilia.
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Title
The Babette Craven collection of theatrical memorabilia.
Created/published
ca. 1725-1850.
Description
ca. 1,300 items.
Note
Includes numerous eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century cameos, figurines, jugs, plates, portrait plaques and other porcelains and ceramics depicting actors and actresses of the British stage and produced by such manufacturers as Coalport, Derby, Liverpool Delft, Longton Hall, Pratt, Staffordshire. Collection also includes books, coins, enamelled and papier mache snuff boxes, medallions, miniature paintings, playbills, tea caddies, and other theatrical memorabilia related to the same performers and performances. Fine art includes drypoint, etchings, mezzotint, oil paintings, photo-engravings.
Description of items exhibited from July 15-October 24, 1998 available in: The Babette Craven collection of theatrical memorabilia / Elizabeth Walsh and Joan Morrison. In: Papers and porcelains : two recent gift collections. Washington, D.C. : Folger Shakespeare Library, 1998. Inventory of collection also available. Most prints and pictures are described in preliminary Hamnet records. Items not yet described in Hamnet include ephemeral materials, oil paintings, and playbills.
Description of items exhibited from July 15-October 24, 1998 available in: The Babette Craven collection of theatrical memorabilia / Elizabeth Walsh and Joan Morrison. In: Papers and porcelains : two recent gift collections. Washington, D.C. : Folger Shakespeare Library, 1998. Inventory of collection also available. Most prints and pictures are described in preliminary Hamnet records. Items not yet described in Hamnet include ephemeral materials, oil paintings, and playbills.
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ART 241001 - ART 241394