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<meta charset="UTF-8" />PAIR OF POTS in PHARMACY or ALBARELLO
Gerace, Calabria region, Italy
17th century
Earthenware
H. 30; Diam. 20 cm
(slight accident)
These medicine jars, known as albarelli, are made of majolica and have an albarelle shape: cylindrical, with a shoulder at the beaded neck - allowing a ligature to be attached and the container to be closed. The sides are each decorated with a medallion portrait of a bust on a radiant yellow background and polychrome foliage and flowers on a blue background. The portrait of a woman in right profile is surrounded by a blue frieze of stylized flowers. The backgrounds of the two containers are blue.
Albarelli were highly prized by apothecaries and pharmacies, who used them to store ointments, medicinal plants and other powders, thanks to the non-porous properties of these containers.
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
Code: 5236
Ref: 7GDV0VPZOR
| Condition | Good |
| Style | Other style (Faience vases of Other style Style) |
| Period | 17th century (Faience vases 17th century) |
| Country of origin | Italy |
| Internal reference | 5236 |
| Shipping Time | Ready to ship in 1 Business Day |
| Location | 93400, Saint-Ouen, France |
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