1 7 9 0 , ▁with ▁that ▁exhibition ▁prov ing ▁so ▁popular ▁that ▁visitor ▁numbers ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁restricted ▁by ▁only ▁printing ▁ 1 , 9 0 0 ▁tick ets , ▁before ▁going ▁on ▁show ▁in ▁his ▁public ▁London ▁show rooms . ▁ ▁( One ▁ticket ▁to ▁the ▁private ▁exhibition , ▁illustrated ▁by ▁Samuel ▁Al kin ▁and ▁printed ▁with ▁' Ad mission ▁to ▁see ▁Mr ▁Wed g wood ' s ▁copy ▁of ▁The ▁Port land ▁V ase , ▁Greek ▁Street , ▁So ho , ▁between ▁ 1 2 ▁o ' clock ▁and ▁ 5 ', ▁was ▁bound ▁into ▁the ▁Wed g wood ▁catalog ue ▁on ▁view ▁in ▁the ▁Victoria ▁and ▁Albert ▁Museum ' s ▁British ▁Gall eries .) ▁ ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁V & A ▁copy ▁( sa id ▁to ▁have ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁Wed g wood ' s ▁grand son , ▁the ▁natural ist ▁Charles ▁Dar win ), ▁others ▁are ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Fitz will iam ▁Museum ▁( this ▁is ▁the ▁copy ▁sent ▁by ▁Wed g wood ▁to ▁Er as mus ▁Dar win ▁which ▁his ▁descend ants ▁l ent ▁to ▁the ▁Museum ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁later ▁sold ▁to ▁them ); ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Pre history ▁and ▁Europe ▁at ▁the ▁British ▁Museum . ▁ ▁The ▁v ase ▁also ▁inspired ▁a ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁competition ▁to ▁duplicate ▁its ▁came o - work ▁in ▁glass , ▁with ▁Benjamin ▁Richard son ▁offering ▁a ▁£ 1 , 0 0 0