Bust of John de Witt

Wedgwood

1770-1780

  • Titles Bust of John de Witt (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium stoneware (black basalt)
  • Dimensions 19 3/4 x 18 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (50.2 x 47 x 27.3 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.213.2018
  • Work Type sculpture
  • Classification Sculpture

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