Drug Jar
ca. 1510 (made)
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Drug jar, tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours. Round the middle is a label with the name of the drug 'V. AGRIPPA' and above it is the mark of the owner for whom the vase was made. Nearly cylindrical with slightly incurved sides. Above and below the label are large scrolled leaves and between the two ends of it is a peacock's feather. The shoulder is painted with a chain-pattern.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours |
| Brief description | Drug jar, tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours, inscribed V. AGRIPPA, probably Tuscany, Italy, ca. 1510 |
| Physical description | Drug jar, tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours. Round the middle is a label with the name of the drug 'V. AGRIPPA' and above it is the mark of the owner for whom the vase was made. Nearly cylindrical with slightly incurved sides. Above and below the label are large scrolled leaves and between the two ends of it is a peacock's feather. The shoulder is painted with a chain-pattern. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'V. AGRIPPA' (Round the middle
above it is the mark of the owner for whom the vase was made)
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| Object history | Bought from Signor Giuseppe Salvadori, 9 Via dei Fossi, Florence Transferred to Circulation in 1909–10 |
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| 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. 4 |
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| Accession number | 1296-1903 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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