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Apothecary jar
albarello
Italian (Deruta)
early 16th century
Object Place: Europe, Italy, Tuscany
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
Dimensions
13.02 x 21.59 cm (5 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.)
Weight = 2.5 lbs
Weight = 2.5 lbs
Credit Line
Bequest of George Washington Wales
Accession Number03.209
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionWhite ground, laurel wreath enclosing arabesque bands and inscription "Loc Papauro"; Cracked,.
Marks
No mark.
Inscriptions"Loc Papauro"
Circular Wales collection label inscribed in ink: Urbino. 794. Castellani"
A second gummed label, inscribed in ink (in same hand): "794 / Urbino /
Gift of / A. Castellani / 1875"
Circular Wales collection label inscribed in ink: Urbino. 794. Castellani"
A second gummed label, inscribed in ink (in same hand): "794 / Urbino /
Gift of / A. Castellani / 1875"
Provenance1875, gift of Alessandro Castellani (b. 1823 - d. 1883), Rome to George Washington Wales (b. 1815 - d. 1896) and Maria Wharton Dow Wales (b. 1816 - d. 1902), Boston [see note]; 1903, bequest of George Washington Wales to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 15, 1903)
NOTE: According to a label on the underside of the jar.
NOTE: According to a label on the underside of the jar.