Somnus

Wedgwood

About 1840

  • Titles Somnus (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium stoneware, smear glazed
  • Dimensions 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 3 in. (8.3 x 14 x 7.6 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.225.2018
  • Work Type figure
  • Classification Sculpture

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