Posset Pot

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Posset Pot

Designer George Ravenscroft (English | British, 1632-1681)

Manufacturer Savoy Glasshouse (English | British)

Place of OriginLondon, England

Dateabout 1676-1678

DimensionsH: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); Rim Diam: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)

MediumColorless lead glass; mold-blown, applied, stamped with seal.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1960.3

On View

Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion (2444 Monroe Street), Glass Pavilion Gallery, 4

Label TextSmall, cylindrical cups or “pots” were made for the consumption of posset, a drink consisting of sweetened milk curdled by the addition of ale or wine and thickened with breadcrumbs. Posset was usually served hot and sucked through the spout of this special vessel. This posset pot was produced by the glasshouse of George Ravenscroft (1618–1681), who obtained the first patent to produce lead glass (also called “flint glass”) in 1674. The cup is stamped with his raven’s head seal.Published ReferencesPage, Jutta-Annette, The Art of Glass: Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Museum of Art, 2006, p. 118-119, repr. (col.) fig. 48B, p. 119.