Hispano-Moresque albarello type vase, 19th Century CE
earthenware
height 63.5 cm
height 25 in
height 25 in
CB.996
An albarello is a type of earthenware jar, originally a medicinal jar designed to hold apothecaries' ointments and drugs. Based on Persian designs said to emulate bamboo (the traditional manufacturing...
An albarello is a type of earthenware jar, originally a medicinal jar designed to hold apothecaries' ointments and drugs. Based on Persian designs said to emulate bamboo (the traditional manufacturing material), the jars are usually cylindrical with a slightly concave waist.