Catartico Imperiale
date: label: date made
content: ca 1500
label: Date made
content: 1475
notes: label: Description
content: This albarello has cobalt blue flowers and vines with yellowish–brown accents on a white background. During this early period of Italian majolica colors were generally limited to a rich cobalt blue, manganese and ochre. An escroll in the center of the container is inscribed with gothic lettering that reads <i>Catatiru Impiat.</i> The jar likely would have contained catartico Imperiale, a purgative electuary, or paste, which was made from scammony (bindweed), cardamom, and cinnamon.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Italy: Emilia-Romagna, Faenza
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: 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: 1991.0664.0490
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: catalog number
content: M-05702
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 414
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0490
objectType: label: Object Name
content: jar
label: Object Name
content: albarello
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ceramic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 17.5 cm x 13.3 cm; 6 7/8 in x 5 1/4 in