Drug Jar

18th century

This albarello-shaped drug jar is decorated with blue arches or false gadroons. In <i>Apothecary Jars</i> by Rudolf Drey, a similar jar to 1991.0664.0648 through 1991.0664.0664 is illustrated, and attributed to Savona, a seaport town in northern Italy, and has a similar blue and manganese pallet. The Roman numeral X has been glazed onto the bottom of the foot.