Condiment or Custard Set

Wedgwood

  • Titles Condiment or Custard Set (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium Queen's ware
  • Dimensions .1: 1 1/4 x 13 x 8 1/2 in. (3.2 x 33 x 21.6 cm) .2: 3 3/4 x 13 x 4 5/8 in. (9.5 x 33 x 11.7 cm) .3-.5: 3 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (9.5 x 8.9 x 6.4 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; The Buten Wedgwood Collection, gift through the Wedgwood Society of New York, AFI.3828.2008.1-.5a-b
  • Work Type condiment or custard set
  • Classification Containers

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