Chocolate pot

1781

Not on view

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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Title: Chocolate pot
Maker: Pierre Vallières (master 1776, recorded 1806)
Date: 1781
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Silver; wood
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 10 1/4 × 9 3/8 × 5 1/4 in. (26 × 23.8 × 13.3 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1928
Object Number: 28.156
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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