Goblet

England

  • Titles Goblet (Descriptive)
  • Artist England
  • Medium jasperware
  • Dimensions 7 3/8 x 4 7/8 in. (18.7 x 12.4 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.3880.2008
  • Work Type goblet
  • Classification Containers

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