Pharmacy jar (albarello)

possibly Italian, Venice (Murano) or possibly French, façon de Venise

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Moore’s European glass collection encompassed a wide variety of shapes, textures, and colors that would have served to train the designer’s eye. Even the most ordinary forms could provide inspiration. The small pharmacy jar probably served a practical function. Yet a red and white marbled pattern enlivens its opaque white surface.

Pharmacy jar (albarello), Glass; blown, marbleized decoration, possibly Italian, Venice (Murano) or possibly French, façon de Venise

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Pharmacy jar (albarello), Glass; blown, marbleized decoration, possibly Italian, Venice (Murano) or possibly French, façon de Venise
Pharmacy jar (albarello), Glass; blown, marbleized decoration, possibly Italian, Venice (Murano) or possibly French, façon de Venise
Pharmacy jar (albarello), Glass; blown, marbleized decoration, possibly Italian, Venice (Murano) or possibly French, façon de Venise

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