Posset Pot and Cover

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Posset Pot and Cover

Late 17th - early 18th century

Artist/maker unknown, English

This vessel was used for posset, a popular drink in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Posset was made of hot milk curdled with ale or wine and flavored with sugar and spices.

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Object Details

Title:

Posset Pot and Cover

Date:

Late 17th - early 18th century

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, English

Medium:

Lead-crystal glass

Dimensions:

10 x 9 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches (25.4 x 23.5 x 18.4 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Hampton L. Carson in the name of Anna Robeson Barr, 1925

Accession Number:

1925-41-1a,b

Geography:

Made in London, England, Europe

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