Brooch

Wedgwood

  • Titles Brooch (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium stoneware (jasperware) and gold
  • Dimensions 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 7/16 in. (2.2 x 2.9 x 1.1 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.601.2011
  • Work Type brooch
  • Classification Jewelry

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