Tray

Wedgwood

  • Titles Tray (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium Queen's ware
  • Dimensions 1/2 x 5 x 5 3/4 in. (1.3 x 12.7 x 14.6 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.909.2008
  • Work Type tray
  • Classification Containers

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