
Sophie von der Goltz
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This jar contained a compound of St. John's Wort.
A two-handled jar from the same series with similar rococo scrollwork and eagle crest is in the Matricardi Collection, exhibited in 'Masterworks of Castelli Majolica' in Teramo, 2012. Related decoration attributed to Saverio Grue can be seen on pharmacy jars in the Museo delle caramiche di Castelli, illustrated in I Maestri della Maiolica nel Museo di Castelli (2004), p.114, no.120, and p.129, fig.142.