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Pharmacy Jar

1450–70
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 307
The ivy-leaf pattern is derived from Valencian lusterware, which was imported into Tuscany in large quantities during the 1400s. Italian potters, who at the time had not yet learned how to produce the sheen of lusterware, simulated the effect with paint.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pharmacy Jar
  • Date: 1450–70
  • Geography: Made in Montelupo, Tuscany, Italy
  • Culture: Italian
  • Medium: Tin-glazed earthenware
  • Dimensions: Overall: 9 1/8 x 5 9/16 in. (23.1 x 14.2 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1916
  • Object Number: 16.154.4
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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