Drug Vase
ca. 1899-1900 (made)
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Drug vase of earthenware in 'albarello' style with painted decoration in yellow lustre. Nearly cylindrical with slightly concave ribbed sides, bevelled shoulder and foot, and short neck. The body is decorated with flowers and symmetrically arranged foliage in seven vertical panels formed by the ribs. Round the neck and foot are bands of geometrical ornament.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with painted decoration in lustre |
| Brief description | Drug vase of earthenware in 'albarello' style with painted decoration in yellow lustre, Ulisse Cantagalli, Florence, ca. 1900 |
| Physical description | Drug vase of earthenware in 'albarello' style with painted decoration in yellow lustre. Nearly cylindrical with slightly concave ribbed sides, bevelled shoulder and foot, and short neck. The body is decorated with flowers and symmetrically arranged foliage in seven vertical panels formed by the ribs. Round the neck and foot are bands of geometrical ornament. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A cock (In blue) |
| Gallery label | DRUG VASE
Ulisse Cantagalli
(died 1901)
Manufacturer
Italy (Florence):
About 1899-1900
Earthenware
With painted decoration
In lustre
In 1878 Ulisse Cantagalli inherited a factory and began to trade as Figli di Giuseppi Cantagalli. The works, near Florence, were first established in the 1400s. His main production was of copies of Middle Eastern and European tin-glazed and lustred earthenwares. This 'albarello', a drug or apothecary jar, is based on a simple Catalonian type of around 1500 which originally would have been painted in blue on a white ground. Here, Cantagalli has substituted yellow lustre and produced a much more intricate pattern. |
| Object history | Historical significance: In 1878 Ulisse Cantagalli inherited a factory in Florence and began to trade as Manifattura Figli di Giuseppe Cantagalli. His main production was of copies of Italian maiolica, but also of other European and Middle Eastern ceramics. This example is in imitation of Hispano-Moresque (Spanish) lustre of the early 1500s. |
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| Accession number | 1461-1904 |
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| Record created | April 23, 2009 |
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