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Drug Jar

1480-1500 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Pesaro (made)

Slender drug jar with a portrait

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Maiolica
Object type
Drug jar
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Earthenware
Tin Glaze
Brief description
Drug jar (albarello), 'CATA TICUM IPERIALIS', probably made in Pesaro, Italy, 1480-1500, tin-glazed earthenware
Physical description
Slender drug jar with a portrait
Dimensions
  • Height: 26cm
  • Diameter: 13.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'cata.ticum iperialis' (Painted in Gothic script on a label)
Translation
Imperial cathartic
Gallery label
(16/07/2008)
Drug jar (albarello)
Made in Probably Pesaro, Italy Late 15th century
Inscription: 'CATA TICUM IPERIALIS' (Imperial Cathartic)
Tin-glazed earthenware

364-1889
Object history
Bought from Mr. Charles Fairfax Murray, London
Production
J Mallet 1995.
Probably Pesaro (Deruta would have plain base ), late 15th century.

Bettini, 1997
Tin-glazed interior typical of Pesaro production
Bibliographic references
  • Bettini, Alessandro. La ceramica a Pesaro tra il XIV e il XVII secolo. Milan, 1997.
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
110 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
364-1889

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
Record URL
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