Kiln Device

Wedgwood

  • Titles Kiln Device (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium ceramic
  • 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.4375.2008
  • Work Type tool
  • Classification Tools & Equipment

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