Pharmacy jar (albarello); ca. 1500-1510; Italian; Montelupo; Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware); Overall (confirmed): 10 5/16 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (26.2 x 14 x 14 cm); Ceramics-Pottery; Storage vessels were among the most frequently produced maiolica wares in late medieval and Renaissance Italy. Made in fairly standard shapes; they were designed to fit with dozens of others on a shelf; often in a pharmacy or shop