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Chocolate pot
1703
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Netherlands; Europe
Materials
- Copper
- Wood
- Tin
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1958.0989 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0989 A, B
Object Name
Chocolate pot
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Netherlands; Europe
Origin Notes
Possibly New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America.
Date
1703
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Side of pot
Inscription: "V.R. / 1703" chased in script.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Copper
- Wood
- Tin
- Iron
Dimensions (inches)
6.102 (H) x 8.661 (W) x 3.701 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
15.5 (H) x 22 (W) x 9.4 (Diam)
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.
Article: Andrews, JeanMarie. 12//2007 Pots for Chocolate. Early American Life Magazine. 24 - 31.
• Published: p. 28