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Pharmacy jar (albarello) with hanging palmettes
Pharmacy jar (albarello) with hanging palmettes

Pharmacy jar (albarello) with hanging palmettes

Artist Unknown
Datecirca 1450–1500
MediumTin-glazed earthenware painted with cobalt blue
Dimensionsheight and width: 11 1/8 × 5 5/16 in. (28.2 × 13.5 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Charles E. and Pauline Lewis Hayworth Endowed Fund
Object number2021.21.3
On View
On view
ProvenanceCreated in Catalonia, probably Barcelona. Purchased by a private collector at a market stall in Paris and used as a lamp, before 2009; [Galerie Alain et Gerard, 5 Rue de Beaune, Paris, 7ème, 2009]; [Pierre-Richard Royer, Paris, 2009]; [Sam Fogg, January 21, 2013, inv. 15994].
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