Yale Center for British Art

Title:

Ointment pot.

Published / Created:

Southwark, London, England, between 1650 and 1700.

Physical Description:

1 jar : polychrome Italian albarello delftware ; 8 cm high x 6 cm in diameter

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
Spencer Jar 1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James N. Spencer and Kathleen Moretto Spencer

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Related Content:

View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:15760829

Classification:

Three-Dimensional Artifacts

Notes:

Title from Spencer.

Spencer, K. M. James N. Spencer Collection of English Delftware Apothecary Jars, 1

The jar is cylindrical with a splayed base and an everted neck. The foot is raised to create a V-shaped profile. The body of the jar is decorated with horizontal stripes in blue around the neck and foot and a rope pattern in ochre, blue and yellow around the waist. The jar has a grayish white tin glaze and an unglazed rim.

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