Apothecary Jar, Assug porci
date: label: date made
content: ca 1500
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: A waisted albarello apothecary jar with a white glazed background and cobalt blue and ochre geometric and flora decoration. The escroll in the center of the jar is inscribed in gothic script and marked <i>...Assug porci</i>. An Albarello is a type of majolica earthenware jar used in apothecary shops from the time of the Middle Ages. Majolica pottery received its named from the Italian town of Majorca, where the style of earthenware was developed. The tin glaze of majolica resulted in an opaque whiteness that mimics porcelain which would then be painted with vivid colors.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Italy: Emilia-Romagna, Faenza
topic: label: Subject
content: Medicine
label: Subject
content: Pharmacy
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Health & Medicine
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content: European Apothecary
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content: Art
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Drey, Rudolf E.A.. Apothecary Jars
label: Related Publication
content: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0664.0489
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: catalog number
content: M-05701
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 413
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0489
objectType: label: Object Name
content: jar
label: Object Name
content: jar, albarello
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ceramic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 17.5 cm x 13.5 cm; 6 7/8 in x 5 5/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 3/8 in x 5 1/2 in; 18.7325 cm x 13.97 cm