Object Number 1959.1897

Object Name

Posset pot

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Lambeth, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1690-1710

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Underside, within footrim; Buff-colored, rectangular paper label with a blue border and "2D15" handwrtten in pencil and crossed out in red paint

Materials

Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze

Techniques

Thrown, Molded, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

4.65 (H) , 7.795 (L) , 6.417 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

11.8 (H) , 19.8 (L) , 16.3 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Length measurement is from handle to handle. The diameter measurement includes the spout.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Grigsby, Leslie B. 2000 The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware.
• A posset pot with a similar shape and and different bird decoration is illustrated in Vol. 2, p. 309 (No. 284).