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Posset pot
Delftfield Pottery
1749-1775
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Delftfield Pottery (Maker)
Place of Origin
Glasgow; Scotland; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1957.0536 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0536 A, B
Object Name
Posset pot
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Delftfield Pottery (Maker)
Place of Origin
Glasgow; Scotland; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1749-1775
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Formerly on underside of pot
Inscription: "Sw51" on surgical tape (now missing)
Type: Label
Location: On underside of lid
Inscription: Rectangular with red printed "D.M.& P. MANHEIM/[blue ink] LAMBETH/ca 1680/ [red printed] GUARENTEED GENUINE" (conservators reattached; formerly adhered with strip of Scotch tape).
Type: Label
Location: On underside of lid
Inscription: Circular with black-printed "ART/TREASURES/EXHIBITION/CHRISTIES 1932/No [pencilled "810"]/BRITISH ANTIQUE DEALERS' ASSOCIATION"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Armorial device
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
11.25 (H) x 14 (L) x 10.125 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
28.575 (H) x 35.56 (L) x 25.718 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Diam with spout: 11.75; Length is diameter with handles.