DescriptionChocolate pots are distinguished by a small hole in the lid where a stirring rod could be inserted while the cover remained closed, keeping the contents warm. The removable acorn finial, attached by a chain, provides the opening. The Hutchinson arms engraved on the side are probably those of Thomas Hutchinson, a Boston merchant and member of the Massachusetts legislature.

Signatures, Inscriptions, and MarkingsMarks: marked on body to left of handle and cover to left of thumbpiece: EW / fleur de lis (in shaped surround)
Inscriptions: engraved on body to left of spout: [arm and crest of Hutchinson]

ProvenanceThomas Hutchinson, Boston, died 1739; descended in the Hutchinson family; Alphonso T. Clearwater, Kingston, New York, died 1933