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Miniature Posset Pot

1676-1680 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mount: silver, unmarked

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glass with mould-blown ribbing
Brief description
Miniature posset pot, England (probably London), possibly made by George Ravenscroft at the Savoy Glasshouse, 1676-1680
Physical description
Mount: silver, unmarked
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.3cm
Style
Gallery label
A toy, of which very few survive.
Credit line
Wilfred Buckley Collection
Bibliographic reference
Exh.BFAC 1930. The Age of Walnut 1932.
Other number
8980 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.527-1936

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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