Pharmacy jar for bugloss preserve
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Photo © Courtauld
Photo © Courtauld
Maker
Unknown maker, perhaps Masci family, Deruta (central Italy), early 16th century
Title
Pharmacy jar for bugloss preserve
Date of Production
circa 1500-1510
Medium
tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Height: 24.1 cm
Object Number
O.1966.GP.103
Mode of Acquisition
Gambier-Parry, bequest, 1966
Credit
Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
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.
Inscriptions
Inscription: Zucaro.BUGLoSSATO
Provenance
Acquired by Thomas Gambier Parry in Florence between about 1861 and 1875; by descent to Mark Gambier-Parry; Gambier-Parry Bequest 1966
Exhibition History
The Gambier-Parry Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1967
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