▁recorded ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁Card inal ▁Francesco ▁Maria ▁Del ▁Monte ▁in ▁Italy . ▁In ▁ 1 6 2 6 ▁it ▁passed ▁into ▁the ▁Bar ber ini ▁family ▁collection ▁( which ▁also ▁included ▁sculpt ures ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Bar ber ini ▁Fa un ▁and ▁Bar ber ini ▁Apol lo ) ▁where ▁it ▁remained ▁for ▁some ▁two ▁hundred ▁years , ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁tre asures ▁of ▁Ma ffe o ▁Bar ber ini , ▁later ▁Pope ▁Urban ▁VIII ▁( 1 6 2 3 – 1 6 4 4 ). ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁this ▁point ▁that ▁the ▁Sever an ▁connection ▁is ▁first ▁recorded . ▁ ▁The ▁v ase ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Bar ber ini ▁V ase " ▁in ▁this ▁period . ▁▁ 1 7 7 8 ▁to ▁present ▁Between ▁ 1 7 7 8 ▁and ▁ 1 7 8 0 , ▁Sir ▁William ▁Hamilton , ▁British ▁amb assador ▁in ▁Nap les , ▁bought ▁the ▁v ase ▁from ▁James ▁By res , ▁a ▁Scottish ▁art ▁deal er , ▁who ▁had ▁acquired ▁it ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁by ▁Corn elia ▁Bar ber ini - Col onna , ▁Princess ▁of ▁Pal estr ina . ▁She ▁had ▁inherited ▁the ▁v ase ▁from ▁the ▁Bar ber ini ▁family . ▁Hamilton ▁brought ▁it ▁to ▁England ▁on ▁his ▁next ▁leave , ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁wife , ▁Catherine . ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 4 , ▁with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁his ▁nie ce , ▁Mary , ▁he ▁arranged ▁a ▁private ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁v ase ▁to ▁Margaret