Posset pot

Dateca. 1670

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft / delftware)

DimensionsLid; OH; 5 3/4"; Body; OH; 4"; OD; 4 7/8"; D+hand; 6 3/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1937-204

DescriptionSquat baluster-bodied pot with short cylindrical foot ring, S-shaped tubular spout, and two S-scroll handles. Domed cover with wide flange and mushroom knop. White tin glaze without decoration.
Label TextThis posset pot is quite similar to a privately owned, slightly larger example, of the same shape and proportions with the same handles and cover. It is dated 1668. Examples of other baluster-shaped pots with different proportions but with scroll handles date into the late 1680s. The London attribution is based on the form and the runny glaze.
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MarkingsNo
ProvenanceGuitel Montague, New York

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