Albarello, or pharmacy jar, straight-sided, flanged at rim. Painted in blue with plant motifs and a scroll
On displayDetails
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Title
Albarello, or pharmacy jar, straight-sided, flanged at rim. Painted in blue with plant motifs and a scroll
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Associated place
Venice (perhaps) (place of creation) -
Date
c. 1500 - 1560 -
Material and technique
earthenware, tin-glazed (maiolica), blue and white
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Object type
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Dimensions
17.4 cm (height) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Bequeathed by Douglas and Mary Barrett, 2011.
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Museum location
Second floor | Gallery 40 | European Ceramics -
Museum department
Western Art
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Accession no.
WA2014.3
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Glossary of terms
earthenware
Further reading
Wilson, Timothy, Italian Maiolica and Europe: Medieval and Later Italian Pottery in the Ashmolean Museum, 1 (Oxford/Ashmolean Museum, 2017), p. 74 no. 22
Reference URL
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