Harvard Art Museums > 2003.81: Miniature Copy of the Portland Vase Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Miniature Copy of the Portland Vase (Wedgwood) , 2003.81,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 17, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/92349. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2003.81 People Wedgwood, British (founded 1759 ) Title Miniature Copy of the Portland Vase Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1905 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, Etruria Culture British, English Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/92349 Physical Descriptions Medium Stoneware Dimensions 10.48 x 6.99 cm (4 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.) Inscriptions and Marks manufacturer's mark: under base, incised: WEDGWOOD; ENGLAND; H (for 1905) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Edtih Sigourney Hall, Winchester, MA, gift [1]; to Anna Araxy Yeshilian, Watertown, MA, 1930, gift; to Fogg Art Museum,2 003. [1] Anna was a young girl when she used to visit her family friend, Edith Sigourney Hall of Chelsea, MA (later Winchester), who gave her the vase after her husband's death. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Anna Araxy Yeshilian in memory of Edith Sigourney Hall Accession Year 2003 Object Number 2003.81 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description A miniature blue jasper ware copy of the Portland vase, a Greco-Roman cameo glass amphora dating from the first century A.D., purchased by the Duke of Portland from Sir William Hamilton in 1786 and now in the British Museum. The bas-relief scenes decorating the vase are purported to depict the marriage of Peleus and Thetis (mother of Achilles). Related Works 1943.1181 Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Portland Vase Vessels Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
