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Ointment pot
Title
Ointment pot.
Production
Southwark, London, England, between 1650 and 1700.
Physical Description
1 jar : polychrome Italian albarello delftware ; 8 cm high x 6 cm in diameter
Medium
ceramic (material)
throwing (pottery technique)
polychromy
Summary
The jar is cylindrical with a splayed base and an everted neck. The foot is raised to create a V-shaped profile. The body of the jar is decorated with horizontal stripes in blue around the neck and foot and a rope pattern in ochre, blue and yellow around the waist. The jar has a grayish white tin glaze and an unglazed rim.
Format
Other
Added to Catalog
March 26, 2021
References
Spencer, K. M. James N. Spencer Collection of English Delftware Apothecary Jars, 1
Genre/Form
Drug jars.
Albarelli
Delftware
Ceramic (material)
Ointment jar
Polychrome
Tin glaze
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