Anthony Shaw - Chinese Shape - TL - Posset Cup
Description
This rare cup was used to serve posset, a hot drink made of eggs, liquor, cinnamon and spices. These tend to measure 3 inches tall and 3 inches in diameter.
Item: Cup (Posset)
Potter: Anthony Shaw
Location: Tunstall and Burslem, England
Manufacturing Era(s): 1850s
Origins: British
Type of Company: Potter
Collecting Category: High-end
Type of Ware: Dinnerware
Body Style: Chinese Shape
Treatment: Copper Lustre
Motif: Tea Leaf
Finials: N/A
Adults/Child's Pieces: Adult
Footprints/Shapes: Round
Mark: N/A
Potter: Anthony Shaw
Location: Tunstall and Burslem, England
Manufacturing Era(s): 1850s
Origins: British
Type of Company: Potter
Collecting Category: High-end
Type of Ware: Dinnerware
Body Style: Chinese Shape
Treatment: Copper Lustre
Motif: Tea Leaf
Finials: N/A
Adults/Child's Pieces: Adult
Footprints/Shapes: Round
Mark: N/A