Albarello
An albarello is a type of ceramic jar traditionally used by apothecaries to store medicines and dried herbs. The term is Italian in origin and was widely used across Europe to denote a class of pharmacy jars that emerged in the late Middle Ages and flourished during the Renaissance.
Most albarelli were made of tin-glazed earthenware, or maiolica, though later examples appear in other tin-glazed
Albarelli originated in Italian ceramic centers such as Deruta, Faenza, Montelupo Fiorentino, and Gubbio, and were
In museum collections, albarelli are valued for their artistic decoration as well as their historical function.