The Story Behind the Centuries-Old Italian Pottery That Inspires Dolce Gabbana Inline
Photo: Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art1/7Renaissance Maiolica Pharmacy Jar, currently on display at The Met as part of their exhibition “Renaissance Maiolica: Painted Pottery for Shelf and Table.” While the word “Pionia” identifies the jar as having been used to store peonies, scholars have debated whether the bloom depicted is indeed that flower.
