Vase
16th century (made)
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Drug vase, tin-glazed earthenware with a globular body, short neck and everted rim. Tin-glazed overall except on the base. Painted in blue. Overall are leaves on scrolling stems, in front a label bearing Gothic characters with 'a (qua) de agrimonia' (agrimony water) . There is the beginning of another scroll painted in blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
| Brief description | Drug vase, tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, possibly Venice, Italy, 16th century |
| Physical description | Drug vase, tin-glazed earthenware with a globular body, short neck and everted rim. Tin-glazed overall except on the base. Painted in blue. Overall are leaves on scrolling stems, in front a label bearing Gothic characters with 'a (qua) de agrimonia' (agrimony water) . There is the beginning of another scroll painted in blue. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '. a . de . agrimonia.' (In Gothic characters)
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| Object history | Provenance: Bought for £3 19s 4d, transferred to Circulation 31st May 1909 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Elisa Sani, Not in Rackham - 'Italian Renaissance maiolica in the Victoria and Albert Museum – Part 1', in: Keramos 210 (2010), pp. 1-30, cat. 50 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 703-1897 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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