Two-Handled "Oak Leaf" Pharmacy Jar with Fleur-de-Lys
Giunta di Tugio (Italian, c. 1382–1450)
c. 1430–1450
Medium
tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
Dimensions
h. 29.6 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession Number
1943.391
Tags
male
About this artwork
Giunta di Tugio was the most important maiolica ceramist of his time in Florence. Di Tugio was trained in his father's workshop, which he took over following his father's death around 1419, managing it for the next thirty years. According to documents, by 1417 di Tugio was a member of the council of oliandoli, or oil merchants.