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Drug pot
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Drug pot
- Place of origin:
Deruta, Italy (made)
- Date:
late 15th century (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted
- Museum number:
362-1889
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Asia & Europe, room 137, case 36, shelf 1
Physical description
Drug-pot (albarello), painted in dark blue, orange, manganese purple and pale bluish copper green. On the front, a wreath of Gothic foliage and peacock-feather ornament tied with ribbons forming a medallion traversed by a band inscribed in Gothic characters 'rob nucum'; beneath, the head of a figure in profile facing to the right.
Place of Origin
Deruta, Italy (made)
Date
late 15th century (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted
Marks and inscriptions
rob nucum rob of nuts
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm, Diameter: 13 cm
Object history note
Purchase
Descriptive line
Drug pot (albarello), tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours with the inscription 'rob nucum', foliage, peacock feathers and a head in profile, made in Deruta, late 15th century
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Rackham B., Italian Maiolica, London, Faber &Faber, 1952
Materials
Earthenware; Tin glaze
Techniques
Painting (image-making); Tin glazing
Subjects depicted
Foliage; Profiles (figures); Peacock feathers; Woman's head
Categories
Ceramics
Collection code
CER
