Pharmacy jar with oviform body, flat base, short neck, two broad handles.
Albarello or Pharmacy Jar by Unknown Artist, c. 1460
© British Museum
Details
- Medium:
- Coarse reddish ware with wash of tin glaze
- Art Fund grant:
- £130 ( Total: £130)
- Acquired in:
- 1905
- Vendor:
- G R Harding
Decorated with an oblique band of oak leaves in green and purple. Probably Florentine.
Venue details
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