Shanked Intaglio Seal

Wedgwood

  • Titles Shanked Intaglio Seal (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium stoneware (black basalt)
  • Dimensions 13/16 x 3/4 x 1 in. (2.1 x 1.9 x 2.5 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.872.2012
  • Work Type intaglio seal
  • Classification Medals

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