Posset pot

Description
Used to hold posset (a warm drink of milk curdled with wine or ale), this Staffordshire posset pot is dated 1718. It has eight handles and is decorated with white slip and manganese brown.
Accession Loan No.
TTNCM : 4-28
Collection Class
Domestic & Social Life
Common Name
posset pot
Simple Name
pot
Period Classification
Post-Medieval (AD 1500-1800)
Production Date
1718
Production County
Staffordshire
Production Country
England
Production Continent
Europe
Material
pottery, earthenware, lead glaze, slipware
Inscription / Transcription
A.M.

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