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Pharmacy jar (albarello)

18th–19th century
Not on view
Moore’s European glass collection encompassed a wide variety of shapes, textures, and colors that would have served to train the designer’s eye. Even the most ordinary forms could provide inspiration. The small pharmacy jar probably served a practical function. Yet a red and white marbled pattern enlivens its opaque white surface.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pharmacy jar (albarello)
  • Date: 18th–19th century
  • Culture: possibly Italian, Venice (Murano) or possibly French, façon de Venise
  • Medium: Glass; blown, marbleized decoration
  • Dimensions: Confirmed: 4 1/4 × 2 7/8 in. (10.8 × 7.3 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
  • Object Number: 91.1.1448
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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