id: 123019 accession number: 1943.276 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1943.276 updated: 2023-01-10 22:08:01.662000 Albarello with Two Rabbits, 1300s. Spain, Paterna, 14th century. Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); overall: 22.3 x 9.9 cm (8 3/4 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen 1943.276 title: Albarello with Two Rabbits title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1300s creation date earliest: 1300 creation date latest: 1399 current location: 110B Late Gothic creditline: In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen copyright: --- culture: Spain, Paterna, 14th century technique: tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) department: Medieval Art collection: MED - Gothic type: Ceramic find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 22.3 x 9.9 cm (8 3/4 x 3 7/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Exhibition of the Month: Historic Flower Containers opening date: 1952-12-31T05:00:00 Exhibition of the Month: Historic Flower Containers. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 31, 1952-March 3, 1953). title: Exhibition of the Month: Herbs in Art opening date: 1953-05-08T04:00:00 Exhibition of the Month: Herbs in Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 8-August 1, 1953). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: This albarello, a cylindrical jar used to store dry medicinal herbs, exemplifies the wares of Paterna, near Valencia. Its decoration is dominated by the crest of the Luna family, Lords of Paterna, under which two rabbits are shown nibbling on a grapevine. These vessels were commonly used in spice stores and hospital pharmacies. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Cleveland Museum of Art, and Jenifer Neils. The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: The Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982. page number: Mentioned and reproduced: p. 35, fig. 37 url: Gertsman, Elina and Barbara H. Rosenwein. The Middle Ages in 50 Objects. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018. page number: Mentioned: p. 138-141; Reproduced: p. 139 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1943.276/1943.276_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1943.276/1943.276_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1943.276/1943.276_full.tif