Blue Albarello Jar with Silver and Gold Lustre
MakerMade by
Alan Caiger-Smith MBE
(Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1930 - 2020)
MakerMade by
Aldermaston Pottery
(Aldermaston, Berkshire, 1955 - 1993)
StudentTaught by
Dora Billington
(Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, 1890 - 1968)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date1963
Object NameJar
Mediumearthenware and silver and gold lustre
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 230 × 140mm
Base (Diameter): 110mm
Base (Diameter): 110mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
Copyright© the copyright holder
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.70
About MeAn albarello is a pottery jar historically used to store apothecaries' ointments and dry drugs.
This earthenware albarello jar is decorated with blue glaze painted with silver and gold lustre Islamic designs.
