Object in Focus: The Portland Vase
Susan Walker
British Museum Press, 2004
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This book offers an exciting new reading of the Portland vase, setting it in the context of the dramatic relationships between Octavia, Anthony and Cleopatra. It also explores the lively history of the vase, from the earliest records in Italy to its purchase by Sir William Hamilton and the Dukes of Portland, and its abiding influence on British craftsmen such as Josiah Wedgwood.
- ISBN-13
- 9780714150222
- ISBN-10
- 0714150223
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Year
- 2004
- Publication date
- 2004-11-22
- Pages
- 64
- Dimensions
- 211x147x6
- Weight
- 174