Storage jar (albarello) for mostarda. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 13 7/16 × 8 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (34.1 × 21.6 × 21.6 cm). Date: dated 1543.In addition to medicines and small household items, Renaissance pharmacies also sold candies, spices, and condiments, such as the pickled fruit jelly (mostarda) that once filled this jar. The decoration of this albarello includes a surprise that would be visible only when the jar was taken from the shelf and placed upon the counter: a still life on the back depicting the tools necessary for the preparation of the mostarda. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Storage jar (albarello) for mostarda. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 13 7/16 × 8 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (34.1 × 21.6 × 21.6 cm). Date: dated 1543.In addition to medicines and small household items, Renaissance pharmacies also sold candies, spices, and condiments, such as the pickled fruit jelly (mostarda) that once filled this jar. The decoration of this albarello includes a surprise that would be visible only when the jar was taken from the shelf and placed upon the counter: a still life on the back depicting the tools necessary for the preparation of the mostarda. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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