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Pharmacy Jar

1400s
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 307
Maiolica storage jars for Italian pharmacies were highly decorative and frequently combined animal and floral motifs, as demonstrated by this particularly fine pair.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pharmacy Jar
  • Date: 1400s
  • Geography: Made in Florence, Tuscany, Italy
  • Culture: Italian
  • Medium: Tin-glazed earthenware
  • Dimensions: Overall: 9 3/16 x 6 7/8 in. (23.4 x 17.4 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1946
  • Object Number: 46.85.10
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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