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Drug Bottle

1475-1500 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Montelupo Fiorentino (made)

Drug bottle, tin-glazed earthenware.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Maiolica
Earthenware
Object type
Drug bottle
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Earthenware
Tin Glaze
Tin Glazing
Painting
Brief description
Drug bottle, tin-glazed earthenware, probably made in Montelupo, Italy, 1475-1500
Physical description
Drug bottle, tin-glazed earthenware.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.5cm
  • Diameter: 18.5cm
Gallery label
(16/07/2008)
Drug bottle
Made in Probably Montelupo, Italy 1475-1500
Tin-glazed earthenware

369-1889
Object history
Bought from Mr. Charles Fairfax Murray, London
Bibliographic references
  • Bojani, G.C., C. Ravanelli Guidotti and A. Fanfani. La donazione Galeazzo Cora: ceramiche dal medioevo al XIX secolo. Milano, 1985.
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
135 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
369-1889

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
Record URL
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