Asparagus Pan

Wedgwood

  • Titles Asparagus Pan (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium Queen's ware
  • Dimensions 2 x 5 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (5.1 x 14.6 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.929.2008
  • Work Type pan
  • Classification Containers

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