Drug Jar
Regionfrom the area of
Albissola, Liguria
or (Italy)
Regionfrom the area of
Savona, Liguria
(Italy)
Dateabout 1700
Mediummaiolica; tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions18.1 cm (7 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1907.77
DescriptionMajolica pharmaceutical jar. Gourd shape with flaring foot and wide mouth. Design of annunciation with band below with letters CON DI CORGNALI. Also landscape, ship, etc. Blue on white. No marks. One of a set of seven.ProvenanceWalter Kimball & Co., Boston, MA.; purchased by the Worcester Art Museum, 1907.
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