Object Number 1958.0989 A, B

Object Name

Chocolate pot

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Netherlands, Europe

Origin Notes

Possibly New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America.

Date

1703

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Side of pot; "V.R. / 1703" chased in script.

Materials

Copper; Wood; Tin; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

6.102 (H) , 8.661 (W) , 3.701 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.5 (H) , 22 (W) , 9.4 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat. no. 33, p. 105.
[Book] Shapiro, H. Yana & Grivetti, Louis Evan. 2009 Chocolate: History, Culture, and Heritage.
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[Article] Andrews, JeanMarie. 12//2007 Pots for Chocolate. Early American Life Magazine. 24 - 31.
• Published: p. 28