c. 1400–1420
Tin-glazed earthenware, brown lustre
Overall: 30.7 x 11.5 cm (12 1/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1953.287
An albarello is a type of pharmacy jar for dried medicinal herbs. The geometric ornament was inspired by contemporary Islamic designs in Muslim-occupied Spain.
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