Albarello
date: label: date made
content: 16th century
notes: label: Description
content: This albarello has horizontal and vertical bands of blue, green and yellow vines and leaves. The center of the jar features a profile of a bearded soldier wearing a helmet. To the left of the soldier is a small band marked, <i>Marce.</i> Below the portrait is a scroll marked <i>Coserua: vio laru</i> in blue text. Pharmaceutical historian George Urdang attributes this albarello to the Italian town once known as Castel Durante, before its name was changed to Urbina in 1635.
label: Description
content: An albarello is a type of jar made from tin-glazed earthenware known as Majolica. This type of jar was used in apothecary shops from the time of the Middle Ages. Majolica pottery received its name from the Italian town of Majorca, where this style of earthenware was developed. The tin glaze of majolica resulted in an opaque whiteness that mimics porcelain. The jar would then be painted with vivid colors.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: 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: 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: 1991.0664.0550
label: catalog number
content: M-05762
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 474
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0550
objectType: label: Object Name
content: jar
label: Object Name
content: jar, albarello
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ceramic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 5/8 in x 5 1/4 in; 26.9875 cm x 13.335 cm