Roman Procession

Wedgwood

About 1795

  • Titles Roman Procession (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium stoneware (black basalt)
  • Dimensions 10 x 20 x 1 in. (25.4 x 50.8 x 2.5 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.1224.2011
  • Work Type plaque
  • Classification Plaques

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