Broth Set

Wedgwood

  • Titles Broth Set (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium bone china
  • Dimensions bowl with cover: 4 7/8 x 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (12.4 x 14.6 x 9.5 cm) tray: 1 x 7 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. (2.5 x 18.7 x 16.5 cm) shakers, each: 1 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. (3.2 x 3.5 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.895.2008.1a-b-.4
  • Work Type broth set
  • Classification Containers

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