Title

The Portland vase, 1891. Artist: Unknown

Caption

The Portland vase, 1891. The Portland Vase is a first century BC Roman cameo glass vase, which served as an inspiration to many glass and porcelain makers from about the beginning of the 18th century onwards. Since 1945 the vase has belonged to the British Museum in London.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1891

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C44_192

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,1Mb (2,7Mb) / 9,5in x 12,4in / 2843 x 3706 (300dpi)

Keywords

Italy London England glass country Rome British museum English Greece Roman location British Museum century Britain inspiration concept Naxos vase mythology B&W MONOCHROME engraving publication 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century The Print Collector 1st century BC Ariadne cameo glass mythical figure Portland Vase TGN engraving Old and New London Nísoi Aiyaíou Unknown Edward Walford Edward Walford Edward Walford engraving