Wedgwood Hat

Wedgwood

  • Titles Wedgwood Hat (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium stoneware (jasperware)
  • Dimensions 8 1/4 x 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (21 x 26.7 x 21 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.810.2012
  • Work Type hat
  • Classification Containers

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