https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/17240/fullLarge jug with unidentified armorialca.1500-1525Overall: 37.8 x 28 cm (14 7/8 x 11 in.)Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)Gift of George R. and Helen GardinerPossible Origin: Montelupo, ItalyG83.1.3211A large jug of ovoid shape with pinched-in spout, the green strap handle applied with an ochre band. It has a coat-of-arms on a shield tied to a pole, supporting a helmet, surmounted by a dragon's head and with elaborate mantling. All on a ground of foliate scrollwork 'alla porcellana'. It is decorated in blue, green, yellow and manganese.Italian Renaissance MaiolicaItalian Maiolica14th to 18th Century European Earthenware and Stoneware[]European CeramicsItalian Earthenware - Maiolica185288548ItalianItalian Renaissance'P' in blue below the handle