Majolica pharmacy jar

Made:
1730-1750 in Albisola
maker:
Grosso
Blue and white majolica pharmacy vase, ornate snake handles Blue and white majolica pharmacy vase, ornate snake handles Blue and white majolica pharmacy vase, ornate snake handles Blue and white majolica pharmacy vase, ornate snake handles Blue and white majolica pharmacy vase, ornate snake handles Blue and white majolica pharmacy vase, ornate snake handles Blue and white majolica pharmacy vase, 1730-1750. Front view

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Blue and white majolica pharmacy vase, ornate snake handles
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Blue and white majolica pharmacy vase, ornate snake handles
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Blue and white majolica pharmacy vase, ornate snake handles
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Blue and white majolica pharmacy vase, ornate snake handles
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Blue and white majolica pharmacy vase, ornate snake handles
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Blue and white majolica pharmacy vase, ornate snake handles
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Blue and white majolica pharmacy vase, 1730-1750. Front view
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Blue and white majolica pharmacy vase, ornate snake handles, decorated with scenes of the Circumcision and 3 devil's heads, used by the Order of Minimes by Grosso, Albiola, Italy, 1730-1750

This pharmacy jar is illustrated with scenes of a circumcision and three devils’ heads. Entwined snakes form the handles. The large jar, measuring 660 mm in height, was used and owned by the Order of Minims (or Minimes), a Christian religious order for men founded in 1435. Religious orders were one of the main sources of medical care for the poor in Europe.

Details

Category:
Medical Ceramic-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A631895
Materials:
pottery, blue on white
Measurements:
overall: 680 mm x 482 mm 335 mm, 14 kg
type:
drug jar
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust