Portland vase
Object type: Vase
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British, Staffordshire
Artist: Josiah Wedgwood and Sons
Artist bio: British, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1759–present
Artist role: Factory
Artist nationality: British
Date: ca. 1840–60
Medium: Black basalt ware with white relief decoration
Dimensions: Height: 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1894
Accession year: 1894
Tags: Men|Male Nudes|Women|Serpents