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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Drug Jar

mid 16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drug jar (albarello), made in Montelupo, Italy, mid 16th century, tin-glazed earthenware


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Drug jar (albarello), made in Montelupo, Italy, mid 16th century, tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
  • Height: 19cm (Note: conversion from inches)
  • Diameter: 9.5cm
Gallery label
Drug jar (albarello) Made in Montelupo, Italy Mid 16th century Tin-glazed earthenware 1297-1903(16/07/2008)
Object history
Bought from Signor Giuseppe Salvadori, 9 Via dei Fossi, Florence, for £1 3s 3d.
Production
J Mallet, 1995
Deruta, mid 16th century
Collection
Accession number
1297-1903

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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