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Apothecary jar

early 16th century

Object PlaceItaly

Medium/TechniqueTin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)

Dimensions13.02 x 21.59 cm (5 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.)
Weight = 2.5 lbs

Credit LineBequest of George Washington Wales

Accession number03.209

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ClassificationsCeramics

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Europe

Inscriptions"Loc Papauro" Circular Wales collection label inscribed in ink: Urbino. 794. Castellani" A second gummed label, inscribed in ink (in same hand): "794 / Urbino / Gift of / A. Castellani / 1875"Provenance1875, gift of Alessandro Castellani (b. 1823 - d. 1883), Rome to George Washington Wales (b. 1815 - d. 1896) and Maria Wharton Dow Wales (b. 1816 - d. 1902), Boston [see note]; 1903, bequest of George Washington Wales to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 15, 1903)

NOTE: According to a label on the underside of the jar.