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Posset pot: C.152-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Kent pottery

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Description

Pale red earthenware, coated with dark red slip, with trailed decoration over it in white slip, and yellow lead-glaze. The pot is of ogee profile with two reeded loop handles set close to each other; between them is a tulp. On the front are the initials and date, 'D 1722 L' in a panel with wavy stems at either side and a band of interlaced wavy stems below.

Notes

History note: Mr A. Goodwin 39 High Street, Tonbridge; Mr Fenton, London, from whom purchased for £15 in August 1906 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 16.3 cm

Place(s) associated

  • High Halden ⪼ Kent ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Early#
George I
Production date: dated AD 1722

Note

The attribution to High Halden is uncertain

Components of the work

Decoration composed of slip ( cream)
Visible Surfaces composed of lead-glaze
Pot

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: D 1722 L
  • Location: On side
  • Method of creation: Trailed in white slip
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.152-1928
Primary reference Number: 72156
Old object number: 2664
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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