Drug Jar
Regionfrom the area of
Albissola, Liguria
or (Italy)
Regionfrom the area of
Savona, Liguria
(Italy)
Date1600–1699
Mediummaiolica; tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1907.82
DescriptionMajolica pharmaceutical jar. Gourd shape with foot and domed cover. Design in blue on white. Annunciation, with band below lettered SEM DI MALVA. Also birds, landscape., ship, etc. No marks. One of a set of seven.ProvenanceWalter Kimball & Co., Boston, MA.; purchased by the Worcester Art Museum, 1907.
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