Posset Pot
1696 (made)
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Posset pot, its decoration includes two entwined snakes attached to each of the handles while another crawls up the spout. The heads of two of the serpents are missing and the two others have lost their tongues. The feet of the pot are in the form of three birds. The body is painted with flowers and birds. The underside is inscribed H/ H K/ 1696. All the decoration is in blue, and the body colour is buff.
The glaze is bluish white, perhaps with a kwaart. The underside of the feet are unglazed. The handles are made of two joined rolls of clay. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
The glaze is bluish white, perhaps with a kwaart. The underside of the feet are unglazed. The handles are made of two joined rolls of clay. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
| Brief description | Posset pot decorated with birds, flowers, probably made in London or possibly Bristol, 1696. |
| Physical description | Posset pot, its decoration includes two entwined snakes attached to each of the handles while another crawls up the spout. The heads of two of the serpents are missing and the two others have lost their tongues. The feet of the pot are in the form of three birds. The body is painted with flowers and birds. The underside is inscribed H/ H K/ 1696. All the decoration is in blue, and the body colour is buff. The glaze is bluish white, perhaps with a kwaart. The underside of the feet are unglazed. The handles are made of two joined rolls of clay. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'H/H K/ 1696' (Maker's identification; base; inscribed) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Acquired by the Museum of Practical Geology before 1871. Transferred, 1901. |
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| Other number | D14. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
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| Accession number | 4737-1901 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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