Bank of England Bread or Salad Plate

Wedgwood

March 1985

  • Titles Bank of England Bread or Salad Plate (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium Metallised bone china
  • Dimensions 3/4 × 6 5/8 in. Diam. (1.9 × 16.8 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Stephenson B. Andrews, AFI.97.2014
  • Work Type plate
  • Classification Containers

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