Humidor cover

Wedgwood

About 1880

  • Titles Humidor cover (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium stoneware (jasperware)
  • Dimensions 1 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (3.2 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.1243.2011
  • Work Type cover
  • Classification Containers

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