Countess Du Barry

Wedgwood

About 1880

  • Titles Countess Du Barry (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium stoneware (jasperware)
  • Dimensions 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 1/2 in. (11.4 x 8.9 x 1.3 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.1362.2011
  • Work Type portait medallion
  • Classification Medals

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