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Posset pot: C.1513 & A-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

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

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted and sponged in blue with putti, insects and trees

Buff earthenware, tin-glazed and painted and sponged in blue. The pot has a bulbous body with a short sloping neck, an applied tubular spout, and two strap handles which are rounded on the inside and concave on the outside. The domed cover has a narrow flange round the edge, and a mushroom-shaped finial. The front is decorated on either side of the spout with a stout putto holding an arrow standing beside a sponged tree and plants, and with schematic birds and clouds above. On the back there is a central putto between two trees and plants, two flying putti holding arrows, a large insect, and numerous schematic birds and clouds. The neck is encircled by a border of ju-i scrolls with two horizontal lines above and below. The spout has short strokes on the sides, and horizontal strokes interrupted by two circles on the front. The handles have a line down each side, and horizontal stripes interrupted by two ellipses on the back. The cover is decorated with three flying putti, three sponged trees, and plants.

Notes

History note: Said by the vendor to have come from Bromley Kent; Mr F.C. Fripp (watchmaker and jeweller) 1 Beach Street, Dover, who sold it for £3 to Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 22.2 cm
Width: 24.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England
  • Bristol ⪼ Somerset ⪼ England
  • Brislington ⪼ Somerset ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Early#
Queen Anne
Circa 1710 CE - 1720 CE

Note

This pot was probably made in London, but might have been made at either Brislington or Bristol

School or Style

Baroque

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue from cobalt)
Cover Width 17.6 cm
Body
Handles
Spout

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1513 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 72124
Old object number: 3845
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 16 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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