Drug Jar
Regionfrom the area of
Albissola, Liguria
or (Italy)
Regionfrom the area of
Savona, Liguria
(Italy)
Date17th century
Mediummaiolica; tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1907.81
DescriptionMajolica pharmaceutical jar. Gourd shape with foot and domed cover. Design in blue on white. Annunciation, with band below lettered PIL INDE. Also birds, ship, landscape. No marks. One of a set of seven.ProvenanceWalter Kimball & Co., Boston, MA.; purchased by the Worcester Art Museum, 1907.
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