Earthenware Albarello or Drug Jar

Made:
1620-1750 in Spain and Portugal
Albarello, Spanish or Portuguese

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Albarello, Spanish or Portuguese
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Albarello, Spanish or Portuguese, perhaps 17th century blue and white, used for sweet basil seeds

Details

Category:
Medical Ceramic-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A42929
Materials:
whole, earthenware (tin-glazed), blue and white
Measurements:
overall: 276 mm 108 mm,
type:
albarello