Commemorative Mug

Wedgwood

1936/37

  • Titles Commemorative Mug (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium stoneware (jasperware)
  • Dimensions 4 1/8 x 5 5/8 x 4 in. (10.5 x 14.3 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.3513.2008
  • Work Type mug
  • Classification Containers

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