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Chocolate Pot
Chocolate Pot

Chocolate Pot

Silversmith (Glasgow, Scotland, active 1763 - 1821)
Datec. 1760
Object NameChocolate Pot
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsOverall: height 26cm
Handle to Spout: width 21.3cm
Base: diameter 11.3cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1983 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquistions.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationOn Display - Gallery 06
Object numberABDAG001243
About MeChocolate pot chased with bands of flowes, scrolls and shells, with a distinctive curved spout. Chocolate pots followed the same shapes and styles as coffee pots, with the addition of an opening under the lid for a stirring rod, used to whip up the thick liquid.
More About Me
An ornately patterned pot, from a time when chocolate drinking was highly fashionable - but only for the wealthy elite who could afford it!
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