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Based on a Chinese vase form, this chocolate pot is the earliest type and is quite rare. It has a high-shouldered body, a short vertical neck, and a low-domed cover with raised detachable cap for the insertion of a flanged rod (Spanish, molinillo) to stir the heavy sediment just before pouring.
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Title: Chocolate pot
Maker:
Isaac Dighton (active 1673–1707)
Date: 1697–98
Culture: British, London
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Height: 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Gift of George O. May, 1943
Object Number: 43.108a–c
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