Drug Bottle
ca. 1500 (made)
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Drug bottle, tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue and orange, incribed: 'A.DI MATRICHA' painted on cartouche.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Drug bottle, tin-glazed earthenware, inscribed 'A.DI MATRICHA', Italy (probably Faenza or Montelupo), ca. 1500 |
| Physical description | Drug bottle, tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue and orange, incribed: 'A.DI MATRICHA' painted on cartouche. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'A.DI MATRICHA' (Painted in Roman script on a cartouche.)
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| Object history | Evans, quai Voltaire, Paris. Bought with another bottle from this set (2560-1856) Purchase price note: Bought for £1. 8s. |
| Production | J Mallet thought this to be Florence region or Deruta, circa 1480. Hispano-Moresque pattern, particularly popular in Florentine area. Elisa Sani attributed it to Montelupo (Not in Rackham). |
| Associated object | 2560-1856 (Set) |
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| Other number | 144 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | 2561-1856 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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