Posset pot with cover

Unknown

ca. 1680–1710 · Delftware (tin-glazed earthenware) · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The posset pot was a type of lidded vessel used in England during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries for posset, a drink made from a mixture of curdled milk, spices, and alcohol. The serpents and curved scrolls found on the handles and the spotted bird finial on the lid represent more elaborate forms of decoration used on this household object.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1680–1710

Medium

Delftware (tin-glazed earthenware)

Culture

British, Bristol

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, 1937