A blue and white Antwerp maiolica wet drug jar inscribed 'S ACETOSITATIS', 16th C.

H.: 23,4 cm

The design on this fine example is often referred to as 'alla porcelana', which translates to: 'as found on porcelain'.

Ref.:
- Wim Tiri, Erfgoed Noorderkempen, for a reference to a shard found in an archaeological context, article in Dutch. (link)
- MAS collection, Antwerp, inv. no. AV.2002.005, for an albarello with the same design, currently on loan to the Vleeshuis museum. (link)
- Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Accession number A 3615 (KN&V), for a Faenza albarello from the group which may have served as prototypes for this design. (link)