Spouted Apothecary Jar

ca. 1530-1560 (Renaissance)

11.4 cm 26.5 cm

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Glazed earthenware was popular for containers for the remedies dispensed by Renaissance pharmacists. These jars were arranged in easily accessible shelves around the walls of the apothecary's shop, with painted or attached labels to identify their contents. This jar is part of...

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Sale, London, March 1855, lot 2079; Ralph Bernal, London, 1855, by purchase [no. 2079]; Octavius E. Coope, Brentwood, Essex, by purchase [no. 29]; Sale, Christie's, London, May 3, 1910, no. 29; Harding, London, 1916; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1916, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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