Posset pot: C.1345 & A-1928

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery (Possibly)
Pottery: Brislington Pottery (Possibly)
Pottery: Unidentified Bristol pottery (Possibly)

Entities

• Posset pot
• Cover
• English delftware

Categories

• Tin-glazed earthenware
• English delftware

Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted overglaze in blue at a later date

Buff earthenware, thrown, with applied handles, spout, and finial, tin-glazed, and painted overglaze in blue. The pot has a bulbous body, a broad cylindrical neck, two strap handles with rolled terminals, and a sucking spout; the domed cover has a narrow flat rim, and a mushroom-shaped finial.The front is painted with the inscription 'BEE MERRY' on either side of the spout, and on the back with 'AND WISE', with groups of five dots before and after the words. The front of the lid is inscribed 'I.S/1691'.\par
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Notes

History note: Undisclosed vendor in Brighton; Mr Stoner, London from whom purchased on 9 November, 1908 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge2

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

17th Century, Late
James II
William III and Mary II
William III (1650-1702)
Circa 1685 CE - 1700 CE

Note

This pot could have been made in London, Brislington or Bristol in the late 17th century but the inscription, initials, and date were added much later, probably in the last decade of the 19th century in the early 20th century before its purchase in 1908

School or Style

Baroque