Albarello

The albarello (plural: Albarelli ) is a pharmacy faience vessel in the form of an upright cylinder with retracted slightly concave wall. It has a notched collar so that its opening can be tied, for example, with parchment. Its name is derived from the Italian " little trees ", as in the Middle Ages from the Orient imported spices and drugs in bamboo stem sections packed came to Europe. As Fayencegefäß wandered this form type Persia into Moorish Spain from where the pharmacy jars produced there were exported to Italy. Since the 16th century they were also manufactured there in all majolica centers, somewhat later in France and Holland. In addition to other forms of pharmacies vessels is stopped, this type until the 18th century in Europe.