Moulinet

1739–40

Not on view

This piece is unusual, as the stirrers for chocolate pots were usually wood. The wooden handle extension is modern. The twirler called a molinillo, was invented in Spain in the sixteenth century.

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Title: Moulinet
Maker: John Le Sage (British, active 1718–43)
Date: 1739–40
Culture: British, London
Medium: Silver, wood
Dimensions: Length: 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1968
Object Number: 68.141.250
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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