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Posset pots

Scope note

Small vessels with two vertical handles and a thin upcurving spout near the bottom used for drinking posset and for feeding invalids. Typically made of ceramic or glass and sometimes having a cover. Formerly a term used in Britain for caudle cups or other ceramic cups with one or more vertical handles but no spout.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000199713

Broader Terms used

drinking vessels

Narrower Terms used

posset pot

Equivalent Terms used

posset pot

Created

13yrs ago

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