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of Wedgwood's hands, and been deposited in the 

 British Museum, a lunatic named William Lloyd 

 smashed the vase to pieces in 1845. The man was 

 apprehended, and paid the fine imposed by the magis- 

 trates rather than undergo imprisonment. The pieces 

 of the vase were carefully gathered together, and joined 

 so perfectly by Mr. Doubleday that a blemish can 

 scarcely be detected ; and the restored vase, with one 

 of Wedgwood's copies, is now deposited in the medal 

 room of the museum. 



