Cupid stringing his bow

Wedgwood

1958

  • Titles Cupid stringing his bow (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium stoneware (jasperware)
  • Dimensions 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 1/2 in. (11.5 × 11.4 × 1.2 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.1795.2008
  • Work Type medallion
  • Classification Medals

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