Minerva, Goddess of Wisdom, Justice, Law and Victory

Wedgwood

About 1800

  • Titles Minerva, Goddess of Wisdom, Justice, Law and Victory (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium colored and painted wax on glass
  • Dimensions glass: 6 3/8 × 4 7/8 × 1/2 in. (16.2 × 12.4 × 1.3 cm) wax: 4 1/4 × 3 × 3/8 in. (10.8 × 7.6 × 1 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.1233.2008
  • Work Type portrait medallion
  • Classification Medals

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