Albarello (drug jar) with mating donkeys
CultureItalian
Possible OriginPesaro, The Marches, Italy
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Datelate 1400s
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
DimensionsOverall: 29.5 x 14 cm (11 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
MarkingsInscription of contents; 'Electuarium Diaphoenicum' (Electuary of dates)
DescriptionFaenza albarello of waisted cylindrical shape, decorated with a shaped panel showing two donkeys in blue and ochre, reserved on a ground of 'gothic' foliage in manganese, blue and ochre.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.347
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
Italian Earthenware - MaiolicaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Virgiliotto Calamelli
ca.1550
Object number: G83.1.354a-b
Artist / Maker: Virgiliotto Calamelli
1549
Object number: G83.1.353a-b
Artist / Maker: Virgiliotto Calamelli
ca.1550
Object number: G83.1.355.1-2
Artist / Maker: Domenego da Venezia
ca. 1550-1570
Object number: G83.1.378
