Posset Pot thumbnail 1
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. 1700-1710 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

All the decoration is in blue, while the body is a buff colour. It has a pinkish white galze. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Posset Pot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted
Brief description
Posset pot and lid, with floral decoration, probably made in London or possibly Belfast, 1697.
Physical description
All the decoration is in blue, while the body is a buff colour. It has a pinkish white galze. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.9cm
  • Diameter: 15cm
Object history
Purchased from Mr L. Gautier, London, 1925.
Bibliographic reference
Archer, Michael. Delftware: the tin-glazed earthenware of the British Isles. A catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: HMSO, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997. ISBN 0 11 290499 8
Other number
D16. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.796&A-1925

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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