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Maker(s):	Unknown
Culture:	Italian
Title:	Albarello
Date Made:	16th century
Type:	Container; Medical
Materials:	Earthenware; polychrome pigments with tin glaze (majolica)
Place Made:	Europe; Italy; Cafaggiolo
Measurements:	Overall: 8 3/4 in x 5 1/8 in; 22.2 cm x 13 cm
Narrative Inscription:	inscription: ctr. (blue on white ground): • Co SVA • DIFv o/MTERE •
Accession Number:	MH 2002.3.11
Credit Line:	Joseph J. Hammer Collection, Gift of Roy A. Hammer
Museum Collection:	Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
Ceramic decorated with the name of the drug in blue on a white ground within a label about the center; manganese, ochre, green and blue foliate scrollwork bands above and below.

Label Text:
The abbreviated inscription describing the contents of this vessel has not yet been deciphered, though it is clear that it held some variety of preserve. Adding to its enigmatic nature, prior to the firing and painting process, a yet unidentified mark, likely that of the potter, was perforated on the surface of the vessel.

Tags:
pottery; containers; medicine

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