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Posset pot
Glasshouse: Ravenscroft, George
Faintly crizzled lead-glass, blown. Circular with moulded gadrooned base, straight sides, two scrolled handles, and at right angles to them, a curved spout with raven's head seal at base.
History note: Sold Sotheby's, 8 December 1952, lot 93
D.H. Beves Bequest
Diameter: 7.8 cm
Height: 7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961-10-19) by Beves, Donald H.
17th Century, Late
Charles II
Circa
1677
CE
-
1678
CE
By 1674 Ravenscroft was also operating a glasshouse at Henley on Thames, but this posset pot has usually been attributed to the Savoy glasshouse off the Strand. It is one of six known bearing the raven's head seal adopted by Ravenscroft.
Body
faintly crizzled Lead-glass
Accession number: C.564-1961
Primary reference Number: 26334
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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