Bust of Minerva

Wedgwood

  • Titles Bust of Minerva (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium Queen's ware
  • Dimensions 17 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 10 in. (44.5 x 31.8 x 25.4 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.3823.2008
  • Work Type bust
  • Classification Sculpture

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