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Posset pot
1709
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Netherlands or England; Possibly United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.1894 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1894 A, B
Object Name
Posset pot
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Netherlands or England; Possibly United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1709
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lid, underside
Inscription: Painted in underglaze red "SP/1709"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
10.512 (H) x 8.15 (D) x 10.079 (L) x 7.52 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
26.7 (H) x 20.701 (D) x 25.601 (L) x 19.1 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Width = body plus handles
Length = " " spout
Diameter = body at widest point
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Lipski, Louis L. & Archer, Michael. 1984 Dated English Delftware: Tin-glazed Earthenware 1600-1800.
• Published: p. 214, no. 948Book: Aronson, Robert, et al. 2023 Below the Glaze: Dated Delftware.
• Blue and white Dutch Delft plate portraying similar seated woman with cornucopia: p. 78, dated 1695, inscribed "IVB. 1695"Book: van Aken-Fehmers, Marion S. 1999 Delfts aardewerk: Geschiedenis van een nationaal product.
• Dutch red, green, blue and yellow-painted dish with somewhat similar figure: vol. 2, col. pl. p. 181, no. 86, Ceres seated in similar pose with cornucopia and, in hair, floral wreath. Mark of De Roos (the Rose) factory, Delft, Netherlands, 1700-20. (See