Drug Jar
late 15th century (made)
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Drug jar with two elbowed handles, each composed of plaited bands of clay flanked by plain broad straps.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Drug jar with two handles, Arms of Ranieri di Perugia, made in Deruta, Italy, late 15th century, tin-glazed earthenware |
| Physical description | Drug jar with two elbowed handles, each composed of plaited bands of clay flanked by plain broad straps. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'AMORE MIO BELLO' (Italian. Painted on a wavy ribbon.)
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq. |
| Object history | Bardini Collection, Christies, 5 June 1899, lot 21, French ed., no. 95, pl. 5 (£150). |
| Production | J Mallet Late 15th century (1480-1490). Three dot pattern often in Deruta, absence of potter's mark another indication that it is not from Florence. Very elegant piece. See Rackham, Bernard. Italian Maiolica. Pl. 10c. (London, Faber & Faber, 1952). |
| Bibliographic reference | Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977 |
| Other number | 93 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | C.2120-1910 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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