Cameo

Wedgwood

  • Titles Cameo (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium stoneware (jasperware)
  • Dimensions 1 x 9/16 in. (2.5 x 1.4 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.977.2011
  • Work Type cameo
  • Classification Medals

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