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Pharmacy Bottle

c. 1500–1510

Italy, Papal States, Faenza

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Medium
tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
Measurements
Overall: 38.8 cm (15 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1943.52.1
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Location
118 Italian Renaissance
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During the Renaissance, aristocrats tested the speed and agility of their greyhounds in a sport called "hare coursing."

Description

Pharmacy bottles that lined the shelves of Renaissance pharmacies often held medicinal herbs, spices, and ointments. The inscription on this bottle reads SCABIOS, or “scabious water,” which may refer to a teasel root compound that was used to clean and decontaminate velvet.
A white, tin-glazed earthenware pharmacy bottle features a bulbous body that narrows into a long, tapering neck. On its surface, a golden hare leaps leftward, pursued by a pale blue dog with a red collar. A central horizontal band contains the blue inscription A SCABIOS. Pointed leaves and swirling motifs in blue, green, and orange decorate the neck and base, framing the central animal scene.

Pharmacy Bottle

c. 1500–1510

Italy, Papal States, Faenza

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