This polychrome albarello has a white tin–glazed background with green ribbons that flank a blue, green, yellow and ochre wreath framing blue and ochre c–scrolls. A blue and yellow rectangular band lacks an inscription. A piece of paper found in the jar is marked, "not authentic probably fake." Neither Wolfgang–Hagen Hein nor D. A. Wittop Koning mentions this piece in their 1983 letters discussing fakes and inconsistencies within the collection.
Date Made: 1624
Location: Currently not on view
Place Made: Italy: Tuscany, Siena
Subject: Pharmacy
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Related Publication: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Credit Line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: 1991.0664.0537Catalog Number: M-05749Accession Number: 1991.0664Collector/Donor Number: SAP 461Catalog Number: 1991.0664.0537.011991.0664.0537.02
Object Name: jaralbarello
Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)Measurements: overall: 22.3 cm x 13.5 cm; 8 25/32 in x 5 5/16 in
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-a536-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_993622
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