Posset
Category
Ceramics
Date
1670 - 1700
Materials
tin-glazed earthenware (delftware) in-glaze cobalt blue and manganese
Measurements
150 x 280 mm
Place of origin
Europe
Order this imageCollection
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 452246
Summary
Pot; Posset - Flattened globular body with straight-sided vertical neck standing on three feet with two handles, each with corkscrew finials and snakes mounting the outside. Painted in blue, outlined in dull manganese purple in a pseudo-Asian style heavily influenced by European Baroque, including figures in landscapes. Probably a Brislington delft factory. 1670 - 1700