Ref: R341
Archive item - not for sale
Italian maiolica polychrome albarello, circa 1490-1520, ? Faenza, decorated with stylised leaves and scrolls with a label inscribed in Gothic script 'trifera perhicha', pinched neck and base decorated with concentric bands, height: 12.5cm. 4 7/8in. See Rudolf E.A. Drey 'Apothecary Jars', (London 1978), p.235 Tryphera Persica is an "electuary made from senna leaves, larch agaric, rhubarb, thyme dooder, hops and other ingredients. Used as a mild purgative, as an antidepressant, and in the treatment of jaundice" Provenance: W.A. Beare Collection SOLD
