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The Portland Vase

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The Portland Vase now on display in the British Museum has been buried, sold, hidden and cherished, and even dropped and smashed, but it remains an astonishing work of art. Robin Brooks 's documentary feature, using the letters of Josiah Wedgwood , Horace Walpole and others, charts the history of the vase and its owners.
Director Clive Brill

Contributors

Unknown:
Robin Brooks
Unknown:
Josiah Wedgwood
Unknown:
Horace Walpole
Director:
Clive Brill
Walpole:
Christopher Whittingham
Hamilton:
Michael Sheldon
Wedgwood:
Mark Spalding
Mary:
Sarah Eedle
Source: Radio Times

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