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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

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

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