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
Weight = 2.5 lbs
Credit LineBequest of George Washington Wales
Accession number03.209
On View
On viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
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.
NOTE: According to a label on the underside of the jar.
first half of 17th century
about 1600
about 1540
about 1525
about 1525–30
about 1510
about 1427–31
about 1510