Cup and Saucer

England

  • Titles Cup and Saucer (Descriptive)
  • Artist England
  • Medium glazed creamware
  • 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.2538.2008.1-.2
  • Work Type cup and saucer
  • Classification Containers

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