The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of February 5, 2023

Albarello

c. 1400–1420

Spain, Manises, 15th century

Tin-glazed earthenware, brown lustre

Overall: 30.7 x 11.5 cm (12 1/16 x 4 1/2 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1953.287

Location

110B Late Gothic

Description

An albarello is a type of pharmacy jar for dried medicinal herbs. The geometric ornament was inspired by contemporary Islamic designs in Muslim-occupied Spain.

Provenance
(R. Stora & Co., New York).
Citations
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 174 archive.org
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Jenifer Neils. The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: The Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982 Mentioned and reproduced: p. 36, fig. 38
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1953.287