Drug Jars
1550 ca. (made)
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Drug jars, tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours, inscribed 'Syo de rose seco' and 'Syo de riglira' (107-1901)
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Drug jars, tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours, possibly Sicily, Italy, 1550-80 |
| Physical description | Drug jars, tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours, inscribed 'Syo de rose seco' and 'Syo de riglira' (107-1901) |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Sy de rose sec' (Italian. Painted in Gothic script round the waist)
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| Object history | Purchase price note: 107&A-1901 bought for £19 16s 10d the pair. Transferred to Circulation in 1909 |
| Production | J Mallet Used as pharmacy jars. It looks like Faenza production. On the bottom, probably liquid leaked (dried rose petals in sugar). Inscribed SY de rose sec. Carmen Ravanelli Guidotti dated similar pieces 1550-1575. |
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| Other number | 939 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | 107&A-1901 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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