made at Castel Durante, Italy
000-190-004-701-C
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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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| 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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