Drug Bottle
ca. 1520-1530 (made)
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Drug bottle of tin-glazed earthenware painted with blue foliage and with the name of the drug in the middle of the body.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
| Brief description | Drug bottle 'a. cosolida' of tin-glazed earthenware painted with blue, Faenza, ca. 1520-1530 |
| Physical description | Drug bottle of tin-glazed earthenware painted with blue foliage and with the name of the drug in the middle of the body. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'a. cosolida' (Painted in Gothic script around middle of body)
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| Object history | Purchase: Nesbitt Collection. Purchase price note: Bought for £2 12s 6d. |
| Production | Another, but with some polychrome in the leaves is at Lang Art Gallery, Newcastle-on-Tyne. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977 |
| Other number | 204 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | 202-1887 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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