Bidet Bowl with Stand and Cover

Wedgwood

  • Titles Bidet Bowl with Stand and Cover (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium creamware and wood
  • Dimensions 18 1/4 x 19 3/4 x 12 1/2 in. (46.4 x 50.2 x 31.8 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.705.2012a-c
  • Work Type bowl with stand and cover
  • Classification Containers

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