Skip to main content

Two-handled pharmacy jar: C.2194-1928

An image of Two-handled pharmacy jar
View image details

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Alternative views

An image of Two-handled pharmacy jar
An image of Two-handled pharmacy jar
An image of Two-handled pharmacy jar
Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown (Perhaps)

Entities

Categories

Description

Buff earthenware, tin-glazed creamy-white on the exterior and interior; base unglazed. Painted in blue, green, yellow, and orange. The jar's exterior surface is extremely shiny. Albarello tapering towards the base with two twisted handles, each with a thumb print at its lower end.
On each side is a rectangular panel of orange and blue geometrical ornament flanked by vertical green, yellow and green lines edged in blue. Above and below are four horizontal blue bands. The lower part is decorated with a row of reversed orange Ss and dots over two yellow bands, with three blue bands and a yellow band below. On the shoulder there are orange Cs and dots imposed on two yellow bands with three blue bands and one yellow above. The handles are yellow.

Notes

History note: Kugelmann, Kissingen, from whom purchased in 1899 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher (Typed Cat. Cat. 1221)

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 16.5 cm
Width: 18.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

16th Century
Circa 1500 CE - 1600 CE

School or Style

Renaissance

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, green, yellow, and orange) tin-glaze
Base Diameter 7.8 cm
Rim Diameter 9.2 cm
Body

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2194-1928
Primary reference Number: 78773

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Two-handled pharmacy jar" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/78773 Accessed: 2025-12-05 23:28:28

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/78773 |title=Two-handled pharmacy jar |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-05 23:28:28|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-78773

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa1/C_2194_1928_281_29.jpg"
        alt="Two-handled pharmacy jar"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Two-handled pharmacy jar</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo