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Pharmacy bottle (one of a pair)

ca. 1500–1510

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The Latin mottos "Virtue always burns" and "Virtue has no value if one has no faith" may relate to the bottles’ owner, whose coat of arms appears between the inscriptions. Prominent labels indicate that the vessels (see also 02.5.58) once held extracts of wood bettony and maidenhair fern.

Pharmacy bottle (one of a pair), Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Italian, Deruta — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

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L: 02.5.58; R: 02.5.59

Title: Pharmacy bottle (one of a pair)

Date: ca. 1500–1510

Culture: Italian, Deruta

Medium: Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware)

Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 16 3/4 × 10 1/8 × 10 1/8 in. (42.5 × 25.7 × 25.7 cm)

Classification: Ceramics-Pottery

Credit Line: Gift of William B. Osgood Field, 1902

Accession Number: 02.5.59

Chronology

Florence and Central Italy, 1400-1600 A.D.

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