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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Posset Pot

ca. 1690 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tyg of glazed earthenware. Painted with a design of tulips in brown and green slip under a yellow crazed glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware with slip decoration
Brief description
Lead-glazed earthenware posset pot with slip decoration. English, Staffordshire, ca. 1690
Physical description
Tyg of glazed earthenware. Painted with a design of tulips in brown and green slip under a yellow crazed glaze.
Dimensions
  • Taken from register height: 10.8cm
Gallery label
Posset pot Made in Staffordshire, about 1690 Lead-glazed earthenware with slip decoration C.223-1934 Bought from funds of the Bryan Bequest(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the Bryan Bequest Fund
Collection
Accession number
C.223-1934

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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