Chocolate pot
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This pot follows a basic design employed by French silversmiths for much of the eighteenth century, with the handle placed at right angles to the spout—perhaps to facilitate pouring by a servant. This standard design was often used for French silver coffeepots as well, but only chocolate pots were provided with an opening in the lid, often hidden by a sliding finial as here, to allow for the insertion of a stick to stir the contents.
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