Posset Pot
1680-1690 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Diamond-engraved with exotic birds and trees.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Glass with mould-blown ribbing and diamond-engraved |
| Brief description | Posset pot, mould-blown and diamond engraved with birds and trees, possibly made by George Ravenscroft at the Savoy Glasshouse, London, 1677-1690 |
| Physical description | Diamond-engraved with exotic birds and trees. |
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| Style | |
| Gallery label | Containing 40% lead. This posset pot came from Ham House, Surrey. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | R J Charleston (1984) pl.26a |
| Other number | 9012 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.44-1959 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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