Craven, Babette. The Babette Craven collection of theatrical memorabilia

General notes

Includes numerous eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century cameos, figurines, jugs, plates, portrait plaques and other porcelains and ceramics depicting actors and actresses 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. 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 collection items cataloged separately. Items not yet cataloged separately include ephemeral materials, oil paintings, and playbills