made at Castel Durante, Italy
Drug jar
This maiolica drug jar was made in the 1550s at Castel Durante in Italy.
The jar is decorated in polychrome with armorial trophies, scrolling foliage, dolphins, sphinxes and a wreathed bust. The inscriptions on the scrolled labels read 155-', 'amate dio' [Love God] and 'Fatte nel Durante' [made in the (Castello?) Durante].
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| Online ID: |
000-190-004-701-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland A.1877.20.119 |
| Date: |
1550 - 1559
1550s
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| Material: |
Earthenware (maiolica). Inscription: 155-; amate dio; Fatte nel Durante
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| Dimensions: |
305 mm H x 170 mm D
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| What: |
Jar, drug
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| Subject: |
Ceramics : earthenware : Italy : Castel Durante
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| Who: |
Shandon Collection
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| Where: |
Italy, Castel Durante
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| Event: |
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| Description: |
Maiolica drug jar decorated in polychrome with armorial trophies, scrolling foliage, dolphins, sphinxes and wreathed bust: Italian, Castel Durante, 1550 - 1559
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| References: |
- Curnow, Celia, Italian Maiolica in the National Museums of Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS, 1992
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