Brooch

Wedgwood

About 1970

  • Titles Brooch (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium bone china and metal
  • Dimensions 1 3/4 x 1 7/8 x 3/4 in. (4.4 x 4.8 x 1.9 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.841.2010
  • Work Type jewelry
  • Classification Jewelry

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