Drug Jar
1450-70 (made)
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Drug pot 'Albarello' of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue and yellow with a heraldic shield, a wreath and geometrical ornament. With the arms of the Marzalogli or Buffoni family of Bologna.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted with colours |
| Brief description | Drug pot 'Albarello' of tin-glazed earthenware painted with colours, Italy, ca. 1450-70 |
| Physical description | Drug pot 'Albarello' of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue and yellow with a heraldic shield, a wreath and geometrical ornament. With the arms of the Marzalogli or Buffoni family of Bologna. |
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| Gallery label | Drug jar
Made in Italy
Tin-glazed earthenware
372-1889(16/07/2008) |
| Object history | Bought from Mr. Charles Fairfax Murray, London, for £ 4 |
| Production | Stated in Cora (Storia della Maiolica di Firenze etc. 1973 n. 132 A.) to be Florentine Zone. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977 |
| Other number | 70 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | 372-1889 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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