Manga de Farmácia "Desenho Geométrico" / Apothecary Jar, Lisboa, 1600-1620
Faiança Portuguesa
Alt.: 24,5 cm
C439
Portuguese faience cylindrical and moderately concave apothecary jar, decorated in cobalt-blue and manganese-purple on white enamel glaze.
Diagonally across the body an oblique cartouche with the inscription “S.BUGLOZI” stands out against a background of large daisies on a blue field. The whole composition framed by a vegetal frieze ring on the neck and by a fillet encircling the base.