Oval green jasper plaque with white relief of classical female figure carrying a basket of fruit

Classical female carrying a basket of fruit

Wedgwood

About 1860

  • Titles Classical female carrying a basket of fruit (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium stoneware (jasperware)
  • 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.1110.2008
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