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Restoration by John Doubleday
- When
- 1845
- Where
- British Museum
British Museum restorer John Doubleday pieced the shattered vase together with fair success in 1845.
Following the smashing, the vase was pieced together with fair success in 1845 by British Museum restorer John Doubleday. He reportedly used animal glue for this restoration; a later restorer's "new adhesives", which some thought might be epoxy resins or shellac, were later discovered to simply be the same type of animal glue that Doubleday used in 1845.
Sources
- Portland Vase Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-13
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