STAFFORDSHIRE SLIPWARE POSSET POT EARLY 18TH CENTURY

Decorated in dark brown slip with a border of dots beneath the rim.

Skinner Auctioneers, Boston, The Katharine Prentis Murphy Collection, September 24, 1983, lot 125.

One side has a glaze loss measuring approximately 6 1/2 inches by 1 1/2 inches below the rim. There are three haircracks running down the side of the rim, some of which further forks along the neck. There is an approximate 1-inch long rim chip. Both handles are restored and have chipping to the edges.
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