Portland Vase copy

Wedgwood

19th century

  • Titles Portland Vase copy (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium stoneware (caneware)
  • Dimensions 7 7/8 × 5 3/4 × 5 3/4 in. (20 × 14.6 × 14.6 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.3443.2008
  • Work Type vase
  • Classification Containers

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