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Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, the 2nd Duchess of Portland (1715-1785), was one of the wealthiest women in 18th-century Britain. Over the course of twenty years, she amassed the largest shell collection of her time. This study tells the story of the collection's formation and dispersal.

The Duchesss Shells

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A Hardback by Beth Fowkes Tobin


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    Publisher: Yale University Press
    Publication Date: 17/04/2014
    ISBN13: 9780300192230, 978-0300192230
    ISBN10: 0300192231
    Also in:
    The arts: general topics Natural History Nature and the natural world: general interest

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, the 2nd Duchess of Portland (1715-1785), was one of the wealthiest women in 18th-century Britain. Over the course of twenty years, she amassed the largest shell collection of her time. This study tells the story of the collection's formation and dispersal.

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