Jar
Category
Ceramics
Date
1600 - 1700
Materials
Maiolica
Measurements
325 x 190 mm
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Bradley Manor, Devon
NT 830667
Caption
An albarello is a type of jar, originally designed for apothecaries, to hold medicinal ointments and dry drugs. The jars were sealed with parchment or leather tied with a piece of cord. The development of the albarello had its roots in the Middle East, however this type of maiolica example became popular in Italy and was produced from the first half of the 15th century.
Summary
Italian maiolica ‘portrait’ albarello (drug pot), earthenware with tin-glaze, Sicily, Italy, early 17th century; damaged.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to the National Trust for display at Bradley Manor, 2002.