Wedgwood Museum Commemorative Mug

Wedgwood

2008

  • Titles Wedgwood Museum Commemorative Mug (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium bone china
  • Dimensions 3 1/4 x 3 3/8 x 4 7/8 in. (8.3 x 8.6 x 12.4 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Dr. Anne Forschler-Tarrasch, AFI.35.2009
  • Work Type mug
  • Classification Containers

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