Drug Jar and Cover thumbnail 1
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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Drug Jar and Cover

1525-1550 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drup-pot with lid.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Pot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Drup-pot with lid, inscribed ''Justinum . imp.', made in Castelli, Italy, 1525-1550, tin-glazed earthenware
Physical description
Drup-pot with lid.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.5cm
  • Diameter: 12cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Justinum . imp.' (Painted in Gothic script below the central panel on a scroll.)
Translation
Imperial cordial
Gallery label
Drug jar and cover Made in Castelli, Italy 1525-1550 Justinum . imp. Tin-glazed earthenware 1270&A-1855(16/07/2008)
Object history
Evans.

Purchase price note: Bought for 16s 2d.
Bibliographic reference
Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
255 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Accession number
1270&A-1855

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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