European Decorative Arts and Sculpture Vase in the Shape of a Pinecone Made in Deruta, Italy, Europec. 1500-1530 Artist/maker unknown, Italian Tin-glazed and lustered earthenware (maiolica) Currently not on view 1930-1-68b Purchased with funds contributed by the Emerson Club from the Edmond Foulc Collection, 1930 |
LabelThis vase, which has lost its original conical top, was probably intended as a container for pine nuts—luxuries that were sometimes glazed as sweets but were also used in medicine. |
