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Maker: Unknown (Perhaps)
Earthenware, tin-glazed on the exterior; the interior and base unglazed. Painted in blue and yellow.
Albarello with slightly waisted sides.
Round the waist are two zones of lozenge-shaped knots with yellow dabs at the points and a dotted background. Above and below are horizontal bands, and round the shoulder and base, oblique dashes between horizontal bands.
History note: Woolston & Son, Cambridge.
Bought with the Duplicates Objects Fund.
Diameter: 12.5 cm
Height: 32.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1961-10-19) by Woolston & Son
16th Century, Mid#
17th Century, Late
Circa
1550
CE
-
1675
CE
Formerly attributed to Lyon.
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( blue and yellow)
Exterior
composed of
tin-glaze
Rim
Diameter 10.8 cm
Base
Diameter 10.9 cm
Accession number: C.2-1961
Primary reference Number: 73208
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Pharmacy jar" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/73208 Accessed: 2024-11-16 10:34:29
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