Posset Pot, by George Ravenscroft

An image of Ravenscroft, George, Bishopp, Hawley (possibly). Posset Pot. Blown lead glass. Height 8.5 cm, diameter 9.0 cm. Circa 1676-1682.

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Ravenscroft, George, Bishopp, Hawley (possibly). Posset Pot. Blown lead glass. Height 8.5 cm, diameter 9.0 cm. Circa 1676-1682.

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Accession Number: C.650-1961
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1000 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.3 (Windows)
Filesize: 162.00kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 16/1
Captured: 2011:07:08 19:17:12

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