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Pharmacy Jar (Albarello)

Place of OriginItaly, Pesaro
Dateabout 1470-1480
DimensionsOverall (H x W x D): 11 1/2 × 5 7/8 × 4 1/2 × 5 3/8 in. (29.2 × 14.9 × 11.4 × 13.7 cm)
MediumTin-glazed earthenware, known as maiolica
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LinePurchased with proceeds from the Jacobson Stores Inc.’s "Celebration of Things Italian" fundraiser, 1992, and with funds from the Libbey Endowment, gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1992.23
On View
Toledo Museum of Art (2445 Monroe Street), Gallery, 19
Label TextAccording to its inscription, this jar contained “diet of the poppy”— opium, or a related substance made from poppies.Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Inspired Giving: The Apollo Society 25th Anniversary Exhibition, October 15, 2010-February 13, 2011 (not in catalog).

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