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Source Description
Pharmacy bottles that lined the shelves of Renaissance pharmacies often held medicinal herbs, spices, and ointments. The inscription on this bottle reads SCABIOS, or “scabious water,” which may refer to a teasel root compound that was used to clean and decontaminate velvet.
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Document identity
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123273
label
Pharmacy Bottle
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
123273
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object
title
Pharmacy Bottle
description
Pharmacy bottles that lined the shelves of Renaissance pharmacies often held medicinal herbs, spices, and ointments. The inscription on this bottle reads SCABIOS, or “scabious water,” which may refer to a teasel root compound that was used to clean and decontaminate velvet.
date
c. 1500–1510
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60778872
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 38.8 cm (15 1/4 in.)
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Italy, Papal States, Faenza
accession
1943.52.1
Source extras
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tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
tombstone
Pharmacy Bottle, c. 1500–1510. Italy, Papal States, Faenza. Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); overall: 38.8 cm (15 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1943.52.1
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
written in lower ribbon band: A. SCABIOS.
formerAccessionNumbers
1943.52
didYouKnow
During the Renaissance, aristocrats tested the speed and agility of their greyhounds in a sport called "hare coursing."
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 217
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 84
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 84
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.<br>Published as <em>Drug Bottle.</em>
page_number
Reproduced: p. 97
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 06:20:32.659000
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123273
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
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