Central Medallion from Plate or Basket

Wedgwood

  • Titles Central Medallion from Plate or Basket (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium Queen's ware
  • Dimensions 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. Diam. (1.3 x 8.9 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.736.2012
  • Work Type plate or basket medallion
  • Classification Containers

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