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| Maker(s): | Grue, Saverio (?); Fuina, Gesualdo (?) | | Culture: | Italian (1731-1799; 1755-1822)
| | Title: | Drug Bottle
| | Date Made: | 18th century
| | Type: | Container; Medical
| | Materials: | Ceramic; earthenware with tin glaze
| | Place Made: | Europe; Italy; Castelli d'Abruzzo
| | Measurements: | overall: 12 7/8 in x 7 3/4 in; 32.7025 cm x 19.685 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | inscription: lwr. centered beneath decorative bouquet (black/sepia on white ground): SYR: VIOLA [the inscription indicates that the jar was used to hold a syrup made from violet plant (plant of the genus Viola); petals, leaves, and seeds were all used in drug compounds at this time]
| | Accession Number: | MH 2002.3.23
| | Credit Line: | Joseph J. Hammer Collection, Gift of Roy A. Hammer
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Footed, globular bottle-form jar decorated with a blue floral bouquet, with scroll decoration flanking a trellised panel; inscribed below the bouquet. Restored lip.
Tags:
pottery; containers; medicine; vessels Subjects:
glaze (coating by location); Containers; Pottery Link to share this object record:
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