Bust of Shakespeare

Wedgwood

  • Titles Bust of Shakespeare (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium ravenstone
  • Dimensions 11 x 8 1/4 x 4 in. (27.9 x 21 x 10.2 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.833.2008
  • Work Type bust
  • Classification Sculpture

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