Jug

Wedgwood

  • Titles Jug (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium Queen's ware with lustre glaze
  • Dimensions 8 1/2 x 7 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 18.1 x 14 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.919.2008
  • Work Type jug
  • Classification Containers

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