Bust of a Man

Wedgwood

  • Titles Bust of a Man (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium stoneware (black basalt)
  • Dimensions 9 3/4 x 5 3/8 x 3 in. (24.8 x 13.7 x 7.6 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.1034.2008
  • Work Type sculpture
  • Classification Sculpture

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