Broth Cup with Cover and Saucer

Wedgwood

  • Titles Broth Cup with Cover and Saucer (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium Queen's ware
  • Dimensions cup with cover: 4 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (11.4 x 13.3 x 8.3 cm) saucer: 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (1.9 x 14 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.1148.2011.1a-b-.2
  • Work Type cup with cover and saucer
  • Classification Containers

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