Cup and Saucer

Wedgwood

2005

  • Titles Cup and Saucer (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium Bone china with enamel decoration
  • Dimensions cup: 2 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (6.4 × 8.9 × 6.4 cm) saucer: 7/8 × 5 in. Diam. (2.2 × 12.7 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Dr. Anne Forschler-Tarrasch in honor of Lord Piers Wedgwood, AFI.34.2010.1-.2
  • Work Type cup and saucer
  • Classification Containers

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