William Lloyd

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1845

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William Lloyd, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. A drunken visitor smashes the Portland Vase in the British Museum

   1845

   Role: Visitor who smashed the vase

   1. 11845 · British MuseumRestoration by John Doubleday

      British Museum restorer John Doubleday pieced the shattered vase together with fair success in 1845.

   2. 27 February 1845 · British MuseumSmashing of the Portland Vase

      William Lloyd shattered the Portland Vase by throwing a sculpture onto its display case at the British Museum.

Sources

1. Portland Vase Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-13