Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides

Wedgwood

1959

  • Titles Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium stoneware (jasperware)
  • Dimensions 5 11/16 × 15 3/4 × 3/8 in. (14.5 × 40 × 1 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.1974.2008
  • Work Type plaque
  • Classification Plaques

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