id:			131668
accession number:	1954.258
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1954.258
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Pharmacy Jar (Albarello), c. 1450. Italy, Tuscany, 15th century. Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); overall: 34.3 x 15.9 cm (13 1/2 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1954.258

title:				Pharmacy Jar (Albarello)
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creation date:			c. 1450
creation date earliest:		1445
creation date latest:		1455
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Italy, Tuscany, 15th century
technique:	tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Overall: 34.3 x 15.9 cm (13 1/2 x 6 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Florence and the Arts: Five Centuries of Patronage
	opening date:   1971-10-29T04:00:00
	<i>Florence and the Arts: Five Centuries of Patronage</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 29, 1971-January 2, 1972).

	title:		Italian Majolica from Midwestern Collections
	opening date:   1977-09-04T04:00:00
	<i>Italian Majolica from Midwestern Collections</i>. Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, IN (organizer) (September 4-October 8, 1977).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Prince Trabbia, Palermo; (R. Stora, New York).
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wall description: 
The <em>albarello</em>—a name of uncertain origin—was a pharmacist's jar used to hold dried herbs or medicinal compounds. It was usually closed by means of a piece of parchment or cloth stretched over its mouth and tied with a string. Its characteristic concave sides offered an easy grip to facilitate handling. This large albarello is one of the best of a small number of exquisitely decorated blue-and-white pieces produced in Tuscany in the mid-1400s.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cole, Bruce. <em>Italian Maiolica from Midwestern Collections. </em>[Bloomington, Ind.]: Indiana University Art Museum, September 4-October 8, 1977.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 38, cat. no. 12; Reproduced: p. 39
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