Shakespeare

Wedgwood

1855/1865

  • Titles Shakespeare (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium parian (Carrara)
  • Dimensions 14 x 8 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (35.6 x 21 x 11.4 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.300.2009
  • Work Type sculpture
  • Classification Sculpture

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