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Storage or Pharmacy jar
(1500-1520)
Medium
earthenware (maiolica)
Measurements
21.9 × 19.9 × 16.8 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1939
Gallery location
16th & 17th Century Gallery - Painting and Sculpture
Mezzanine linked to Level 1, NGV International
About this work
A jar of this type might have been used in a pharmacy, but the absence of any inscription denoting its intended contents means that it could just as easily have been for domestic storage. Surrounded by scrolling Gothic foliage, the front of the jar bears the coat of arms of the Medici family of Florence, while beneath each handle is the letter M. The arms suggest this jar was originally owned by a family who supported the Medicis’ rule.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Montelupo, Italy
Accession Number
3866-D3
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited