Drug Pot
first half of 15th century (made)
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Drug pot of tin-glazed earthenware. Bulbous body with a flat handle and short spout connected by a looped strap with the neck, 'Scir[oppo] succi[ni]' painted below the spout.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Drug pot of tin-glazed earthenware, Orvieto, Italy, first half of 15th century |
| Physical description | Drug pot of tin-glazed earthenware. Bulbous body with a flat handle and short spout connected by a looped strap with the neck, 'Scir[oppo] succi[ni]' painted below the spout. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Scir[oppo] succi[ni]' (Painted below the spout.)
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| Gallery label | Drug jar
Made in Italy
Scir[oppo] succi[ni]
Tin-glazed earthenware
C.327-1914 Given by Sydney Vacher, Esq.(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Given by Sydney Vacher |
| Object history | The donor of this jug, Sydney Vacher, acquired it at the sale of the the collections of Avvocato Mancioni and Cavaliere Capitano Lucatelli, Cat. Sotheby's, London 16-17 Feb. 1914 Said to have been found in a well in Orvieto. |
| Bibliographic reference | Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977 |
| Other number | 24 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | C.327-1914 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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