Commemorative Tile

Wedgwood

  • Titles Commemorative Tile (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium Queen's ware
  • Dimensions 6 1/8 x 6 1/8 x 3/8 in. (15.6 x 15.6 x 1 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.511.2012
  • Work Type tile
  • Classification Furnishings and Equipment

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