Platter

Wedgwood

  • Titles Platter (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium bone china
  • Dimensions 7/8 x 12 1/4 x 9 3/8 in. (2.2 x 31.1 x 23.8 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.4102.2008
  • Work Type platter
  • Classification Containers

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