Saucer

Wedgwood

  • Titles Saucer (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium Pearlware or Queen's ware
  • Dimensions 1 3/16 x 5 11/16 in. (3 x 14.4 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.4149.2008
  • Work Type saucer
  • Classification Containers

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