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Posset pot: C.141 & A-1975

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Body with gadrooned base, splayed foot. Cover with nipped decoration and ball finial.

Notes

History note: Ivan Napier Collection

Legal notes

Given by Miss E.H. Bolitho through the Friends of the Fitzwilliam

Measurements and weight

Height: 18.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1975) by Bolitho, E.H., Miss

Dating

18th Century, Early#
Production date: circa AD 1700

Components of the work

Body

Materials used in production

Lead-glass

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.141 & A-1975
Primary reference Number: 26353
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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