Drug Jar
ca. 1556 (made)
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Large dry mustard jar, tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours, 'Mostard f.' painted on central band, Venice, Italy, ca. 1556
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Large dry mustard jar, tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours, 'Mostard f.' painted on central band, Venice, Italy, ca. 1556 |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Mostarda f[sic]' (Italian. Painted in Gothic characters on a central band.)
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| Object history | Signol, Paris (with 2587-1856) transferred to Circulation in 1909 |
| Production | One of two (other cat.613, 2587-1856, which is dated 1556). J Mallet Large dry mustard jar (or preserved fruit). Marvelously painted in grisaille. Castel Durante or Metauro (near Urbino), or possibly Venice. The other piece is dated 1556. |
| Associated object | 2587-1856 (Set) |
| 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. 49 |
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| Accession number | 2586-1856 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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