posset pot

Object NamePosset Pot

Glasshouse Savoy Glasshouse

Glassmaker George Ravenscroft (English, 1632 - 1683)

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1676-1677

Place MadeEngland, London

TechniqueBlown, molded, applied

SizeOverall H: 8.8 cm, W: 13 cm, D: 9 cm

Accession Number79.2.74

Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass

Liquid Refreshment: 2000 Years of Drinks and Drinking Glasses

Glass Drinking Vessels from the Strauss Collection

The England of William Penn, 1644-1718

Glass of the Alchemists: Lead Crystal-Gold Ruby, 1650–1750

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

This colorless, lead glass pot was used for drinking posset, a beverage of hot milk curdled with wine or ale, usually spiced or sweetened, and thickened with oatmeal or bread. The liquid was sucked through the spout, and the residue was eaten with a spoon. The A raven’s head seal is located on the spout of this vessel.

Physical DescriptionPosset Pot. Colorless lead glass; blown, molded, applied. Straight-sided bucket bowl with rounded, gadrooned base; pair of applied loop handles with 16 curled attachments at the bottom; applied S-shaped spout with applied raven's-head impressed seal at the base; rough pontil mark.
Provenance

Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1979-03-22