Drug Jar
ca. 1450 (made)
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Jug of tin-glazed earthenware. Globular body, narrow neck with expanding mouth, short spout (not original), spreading foot and wavy loop handle; painted in dark blue, greenish-blue, yellow and manganese-purple. On each side of the bodyn is a leafy spray terminating in a bud on a ground of short strokes; beneath the spout is a lobed device and on either side of the handle there is a vertical band of hatched lines.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Buff-coloured earthenware covered in tin-glaze and painted in high-firing oxides |
| Brief description | Jug of tin-glazed earthenware, painted, Italy (Florentine zone), 1400-1450 |
| Physical description | Jug of tin-glazed earthenware. Globular body, narrow neck with expanding mouth, short spout (not original), spreading foot and wavy loop handle; painted in dark blue, greenish-blue, yellow and manganese-purple. On each side of the bodyn is a leafy spray terminating in a bud on a ground of short strokes; beneath the spout is a lobed device and on either side of the handle there is a vertical band of hatched lines. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 't' (Maker's mark painted at the base of the handle) |
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| Object history | Dug up in Florence. Bought from Sig. Giuseppe Salvadori, Via dei Fossi 9, Florence Purchase price note: Bought for £3 2s 10d. |
| Production | Made in the Florentine zone |
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| Other number | 85 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | 1222-1901 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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