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Posset pot and cover
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Posset pot and cover
- Place of origin:
Frankfurt am Main, Germany (made)
- Date:
ca. 1690-1700 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis
- Museum number:
C.74&A-1951
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Asia & Europe, room 137, case 49, shelf 1
Physical description
Squat with convex sides, two vertical handles, and domed cover with flat knob handle. Inside, a pierced shelf to hold one of the ingredients. The painted decoration is of Chinese figures among fantastic plants.
[Posset pot] Pot, squat with convex sides and two vertical handles. Inside is a pierced shelf to hold one of the ingredients.
[Cover] Domed cover with a flat knob handle.
Place of Origin
Frankfurt am Main, Germany (made)
Date
ca. 1690-1700 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (maker)
Materials and Techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours
Dimensions
Height: 13.9 cm, Width: 27.9 cm
Object history note
Originally thought to be English, Lambeth, about 1670.
Descriptive line
Posset pot and cover of buff earthenware covered with a tin glaze and painted in colours. German, Frankfurt am Main, about 1690-1700.
Labels and date
Posset pot and cover
Made in Frankfurt on Main, Germany late 17th century
Tin-glazed earthenware
C.74&A-1951 Stuart G. Davis Bequest [16/07/2008]
Materials
Earthenware; Tin glaze
Techniques
Painted
Subjects depicted
Figures; Plants
Categories
Ceramics; Earthenware; Faience
Collection code
CER
