The Medieval Period (1100AD - 1499AD)

Pottery flask, Inch

Period:

Late Medieval

Description:

This unusual pot with a flat base, onion-shaped body and short neck was found on the open moorland above Craigcaffie.  It is crude and hand-made and dates from sometime between 1500 and 1750.  It may have been a posset pot.

A posset was a hot drink of milk curdled with wine or spiced ale.

Place of Discovery:

Braid Fell, Inch

Materials/Media:

Pottery

Dimensions:

Height: 115mm

Source:

Stranraer Museum

Accession number:

WIWMS 1986.556

Digital Number:

SMAH 004

Copyright:

Dumfries & Galloway Council