Bust of James Watt

Wedgwood

  • Titles Bust of James Watt (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium parian (Carrara)
  • Dimensions 15 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 7 in. (38.7 x 27.3 x 17.8 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.1111.2011
  • Work Type bust
  • Classification Sculpture

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