Case for the Erasmus Darwin Wedgwood Copy of the Portland Vase
Maker: Unknown
Wood, covered in red leather with stamped and gilt borders and brass handles; fitted interior lined with red velvet, edged with silver braid. Trunk-shaped. (with C.20-1984).
History note: Dr Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802); Miss Emma Darwin (1784-1818); Sir Francis Sacheverel Darwin MD (1786-1859); his widow (d.1866); Reginald Darwin (1818-92); Admiral Sacheverel Darwin (1844-1900); his half-second cousin, Charles Darwin's second son, Sir George Howard Darwin FRS (1845-1912); Sir Charles Galton Darwin FRS (1887-1862); George Pember Darwin, by whom lent to the Fitzwilliam in 1963.
Height: 20.4 cm
Width: 22.5 cm
Width: 30.0 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1984-04-30) by Darwin, George Pember
George III
Circa
1789
-
1802
Case
composed of
wood (plant material)
( covered in red leather)
Interior Lining
composed of
velvet
( red)
Borders
composed of
gilt
Handles
composed of
brass (alloy)
Accession number: C.20A-1984
Primary reference Number: 11618
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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