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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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      Publisher: Yale University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 17/04/2014
      ISBN13: 9780300192230, 978-0300192230
      ISBN10: 0300192231

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      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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