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May 20, 2008
May 20, 2008
May 20, 2008
Pharmacy Jar (Albarello)
Pharmacy Jar (Albarello)
c. 1450
Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
Overall: 34.3 x 15.9 cm (13 1/2 x 6 1/4 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1954.258
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Description
The albarello—a name of uncertain origin—was a pharmacist's jar used to hold dried herbs or medicinal compounds. It was usually closed by means of a piece of parchment or cloth stretched over its mouth and tied with a string. Its characteristic concave sides offered an easy grip to facilitate handling. This large albarello is one of the best of a small number of exquisitely decorated blue-and-white pieces produced in Tuscany in the mid-1400s.
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