chocolate pot and lid, Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory

Artwork Overview

1775–present
chocolate pot and lid, 1700s
Where object was made: Copenhagen, Denmark
Material/technique: porcelain
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 17.1 x 23 x 14.5 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 6 3/4 x 9 1/16 x 5 11/16 in
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.6626 and 1928.6627
On display: Kress Gallery

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The unique shape of this chocolate pot is functional. The drink was originally made of a ground paste instead of today’s melted chocolate, so the lid was designed with a small hole that allowed the server to use a stir stick to regularly froth the chocolate and keep it blended.

Exhibitions

Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
2022–2027
Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
2022–2027