Decorative arts

Albarello

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Type: Decorative arts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1500-1564
Accession number: 2010.6.1
Maker: Unknown, Italian (Sicily?), 16th Century(Opens in new tab) (Italian, 1500–1599)
Dimensions: height: 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm.) diameter: 5 in. (12.7 cm.)
Medium: tin-glazed earthenware
Description: This object was originally used as a pharmacist's jar meant to hold dried herbs or medicinal compounds.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of MaryLou Boone
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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