The Portland Vase - Wedgwood
As well as collectable NFTs, contemporary digital artist Krista Kim reimagined the Portland Vase in an original artwork called Chromatic Reflections, which was first unveiled at the Hintze Sculpture Gallery at the Wedgwood in Web3 event.
Josiah Wedgwood's Portland Vase · V&A
Josiah Wedgwood I's (1730 – 95) Portland Vase is one of the most well-known Wedgwood ceramic designs. It demonstrates a level of craftsmanship and detail which makes it an excellent example of British skill and creativity, but is a copy of a Roman glass vase from 25CE.
Portland Vase - Wikipedia
The 3rd duke lent the original vase to Josiah Wedgwood and then to the British Museum for safe-keeping, by which point it was known as the "Portland Vase". It was deposited there permanently by the fourth duke in 1810, after a friend of his broke its base.
Josiah Wedgwood and Sons | Portland vase | British, …
Josiah Wedgwood, whose ceramic creations evoked the styles and themes of antiquity so popular in the late eighteenth century, produced a copy of the celebrated Portland Vase in black-and-white jasper-ware.
Wedgwood Portland Vase | Timeline and History - Collecting Wedgwood
2017年3月5日 · History of the Wedgwood Portland vase begins with he original Barberini Vase, probably the most famous vase ( made about 50 B.C. of glass) and the finest example of Greek cameo-glass in the world was acquired from the Barberini family in about 1780 by James Byres.
Portland Vase - Josiah Wedgwood and Sons - Google Arts
The Portland Vases are generally held to be among the greatest of Wedgwood's achievements. He died shortly after this triumph, in 1795. Materials & Making Although Wedgwood had...
Portland Vase | Roman glassware, cameo glass, Wedgwood
Portland Vase, Roman vase (1st century ad) of dark blue glass decorated with white figures, the finest surviving Roman example of cameo glass. Originally owned by the Barberini family (and sometimes called the Barberini Vase), it came into the possession of the duchess of Portland in the 18th century.
The Portland Vase: How Josiah Wedgwood Turned an Ancient …
One of the most famous surviving Roman works of art, The Portland Vase, is a fused glass vase and was believed to have been made during the reign of Augustus, sometime between 27 BC and AD 14. It consists of two layers, a dark blue overlaid with a soft white.
Portland Vase | Harvard Art Museums
The original Greco-Roman Portland Vase was made from cameo glass in the first century CE. In 1786, the Duke of Portland lent it to Josiah Wedgwood, who promptly set his artists to copying it and manufacturing meticulous replicas.
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The Portland Vase has become the icon of Wedgwood's jasper production and has continued to be produced to today. The vase is counted amongst the greatest technical achievements of Josiah Wedgwood's life.