Saucer

Wedgwood

  • Titles Saucer (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium Queen's ware
  • Dimensions 1 x 5 1/2 in. (2.5 x 14 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.847.2008
  • Work Type saucer
  • Classification Containers

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