Compote

Wedgwood

  • Titles Compote (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium bone china
  • Dimensions 2 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (6.4 x 23.5 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.889.2011
  • Work Type compote
  • Classification Containers

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