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Pharmacy Bottle
c. 1500–1510
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Pharmacy bottles that lined the shelves of Renaissance pharmacies often held medicinal herbs, spices, and ointments. The inscription on this bottle reads SCABIOS, or “scabious water,” which may refer to a teasel root compound that was used to clean and decontaminate velvet.
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- Title: Pharmacy Bottle
- Date Created: c. 1500–1510
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 38.8 cm (15 1/4 in.)
- Provenance: (F. A. Drey, London).
- Type: Ceramic
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1943.52.1
- Medium: tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
- Inscriptions: written in lower ribbon band: A. SCABIOS.
- Fun Fact: During the Renaissance, aristocrats tested the speed and agility of their greyhounds in a sport called "hare coursing."
- Department: Decorative Art and Design
- Culture: Italy, Papal States, Faenza
- Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Collection: Decorative Arts
- Accession Number: 1943.52.1
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