Posnet pot

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Posnet pot

Entry/Object ID

VC.75.2

Description

Pot tapers toward its base, which is slightly rounded. Tri-foot. Jut-out handle.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

T.P.B. Water

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1734 - 1767 Date made: r. 1734 - 1767

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

Jut-out handle with maker's name (and design #?) in relief in block letters, "T.P.B. WATER V".

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Handle

Length

9-3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)

Dimension Description

Maximum diameter

Height

6-3/4 in

Diameter

6-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (17.1 x 17.1 cm)

Material

Bell-metal

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

VC.75.1 - Posnet - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

*Bell-metal is a mixture of copper & tin in the proportion of 4 to 1 (in Henry III's reign, 2 to 1). (American founders used buffing wheels on their church bells to bring them to a high polish.) A posnet was a cooking pot with a handle, and usually three feet; a saucepan. Purchased by Curatorial Department for use of Interpretation Department.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Milk Room