Posset pot with chinoiseries
CultureEnglish
OriginLambeth, Greater London, England
PeriodCharles II (1649-1685)
Datec.1685
MediumDelftware, tin glaze, lead glaze, and thrown.
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.443a-b): 21 x 24.3 x 16.5 cm (8 1/4 x 9 9/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA Lambeth Delft blue and white cylindrical posset-pot and shallow domed cover. It has scroll handles painted with Asian figures among trees and rockwork. The cover has a scroll-pattern border and a button finial.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.443a-b
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English Earthenware - DelftwareStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
c.1725
Object number: G83.1.1209.1-.2
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725; decoration c.1730
Object number: G83.1.726.1-4
