Pharmacy Jar (Albarello)
maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1701
Place MadeFlorence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
MediumMaiolica (tin-glazed earthenware)
Dimensions8.1 x 4 x 4 cm (3 3/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC25n4
eMuseum ID721792
EmbARK ObjectID12083
TMS Source ID1231
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 204. (as Florentine)
MarksNotesInscribed on panel on front: FARINA DI LUPINI [Lupin Flour]
Inscribed on panel on front: 17 01
Inscribed on front: S F
Inscribed on bottom (in ink ?): 15
Inscribed on panel on front: 17 01
Inscribed on front: S F
Inscribed on bottom (in ink ?): 15
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner and her husband John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898) from the antique dealer Gaetano Pepe, Naples on 26 October 1897 for 24 lire.
