Pharmacy vase, Italy, 1530-1680

Made:
1530-1680 in Deruta
Decorative vase from Deruta Left hand side - A158048, Decorative vase from Deruta

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Decorative vase from Deruta
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Left hand side - A158048, Decorative vase from Deruta
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Decorative vase from Deruta, late C16 or early C17 polychrome showing head of Filumena and Ruccieri

Painted on the earthenware jar are the figures of St Philomena (on the right) and another figure called Ruccieri (on the left). St Philomena (or Filumena) was a virgin martyr whose cult was popular, especially for healing, in the 1800s after the supposed discovery of her bones. The apparent discovery of her body was later discredited and her feast day was removed from the Christian calendar in 1960. Nothing is known about Ruccieri.

The vases, with their snake-like handles, are 330 mm high and 210 mm wide.

Details

Category:
Medical Ceramic-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A158048
Materials:
earthenware (tin-glazed), polychrome
Measurements:
overall: 321 mm x 281 mm x 171 mm, 2.74 kg
type:
drug jar
credit:
Knight, Frank and Rutley