Fumigating Ribbon Holder

Wedgwood

  • Titles Fumigating Ribbon Holder (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium stoneware (jasperware)
  • Dimensions 2 7/8 x 2 3/4 in. (7.3 x 7 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.1283.2011
  • Work Type ribbon holder
  • Classification Containers

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