Ulysses staying the Chariot of Victory

Wedgwood

About 1880

  • Titles Ulysses staying the Chariot of Victory (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium stoneware (jasperware)
  • Dimensions 3 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 1/8 in. (7.9 x 13 x 0.3 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.859.2012
  • Work Type plaque
  • Classification Medals

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