Albarello

This albarello has a yellow baroque shield framing the image of a saint. In the saint’s left hand is a cross and a palm frond. In his right hand the saint is holding the leash of a dog (possibly a lamb). The palm frond symbolizes the saint was a martyr, and the inclusion of the dog or lamb points to a variety of saints associated with healing and animals including Saint Roch, Saint Hubert of Liege, Saint Catherine of Siena, or Saint Agnes.

Date: 18th century
Type: jar
Medium: ceramic (overall material)
Department: NMAH
Institution: National Museum of American History
Object number: nmah_993600
Credit: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

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Albarello

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