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Source Description
Pots made to serve hot chocolate rather than coffee may be distinguished by a small hole in the lid covered by a sliding or detachable finial. When this hole is uncovered, a swizzle stick can be inserted to stir the hot chocolate and to remove the foam. This pot illustrates the restrained version of the rococo style that remained fashionable in Paris into the late 1770s.
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Document identity
localId
5934
label
Chocolate Pot
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
5934
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Chocolate Pot
description
Pots made to serve hot chocolate rather than coffee may be distinguished by a small hole in the lid covered by a sliding or detachable finial. When this hole is uncovered, a swizzle stick can be inserted to stir the hot chocolate and to remove the foam. This pot illustrates the restrained version of the rococo style that remained fashionable in Paris into the late 1770s.
provenance
John Alfonse Walter, Aux Cayes, Haiti, prior to 1793 [mode of acquisition unknown] [1827 inventory]; Susan Rodgers (wife of John Alfonse Walter), Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by inheritance; Laura Walter, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by inheritance; Ethel R. Gray, Baltimore, 1911, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1948, by purchase.
date
1774
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
chocolate pots
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
20.3
height
22.9
dimensionsRaw
8 x 9 in. (20.32 x 22.86 cm) approx.
Source extras
style
Rococo
med
silver, amaranth wood
creator_ids
5772
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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cc3337c8da8988ed