Oval Platter

Wedgwood

  • Titles Oval Platter (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium creamware
  • Dimensions 1 1/4 x 12 5/8 x 10 1/4 in. (3.2 x 32.1 x 26 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.3994.2008
  • Work Type platter
  • Classification Containers

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