item details
NameCopy of the Portland Vase
ProductionJosiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd; manufacturer(s); circa 1894; England
Classificationvases
Materialsjasper, ceramic
DimensionsOverall: 200mm (width), 255mm (height), 200mm (depth)
Registration NumberCG000917
Credit lineBequest of Henry Willcox, 1894
Overview
Powerful pottery
Wedgwood’s most prestigious art object is the jasperware Portland Vase, a technically stunning reproduction of an ancient Roman cameo glass vase. In the late 1700s, the original glass Portland Vase was one of the most admired objects in the world, and is now in the British Museum.