Pharmacy jar for poultice of bay laurel berries
Maker
Title
Pharmacy jar for poultice of bay laurel berries
Date of Production
circa 1500-1510
Medium
tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Height: 23.8 cm
Accession Number
O.1966.GP.102
Mode of Acquisition
Gambier Parry, bequest, 1966
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
On display
Keywords
Related Works
Notes
It is thought that this jar may have been made in the Masci family workshop, the most prominent maiolica and lustreware makers in Deruta from the second half of the fifteenth to the early sixteenth century.
Provenance
Acquired in Florence by Thomas Gambier Parry, between about 1861 and 1875.
Exhibition History
La Faience des Humanistes, Musée National de la Renaissance & Ecouen & France, 11/10/2011-27/02/2012
Inscriptions
Inscription: EMP.DE.BAChE LaUR
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