Medallion

Wedgwood

  • Titles Medallion (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium jasperware
  • Dimensions 3 x 2 7/16 in. (7.6 x 6.2 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.328.2009
  • Work Type medallion
  • Classification Medals

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