A silver chocolate pot with a spout, hinged lid, and fruitwood handle that is 90 degrees from the spout.
A silver chocolate pot with a spout, hinged lid, and fruitwood handle that is 90 degrees from the spout.
A silver chocolate pot with a spout, hinged lid, and fruitwood handle that is 90 degrees from the spout.
A silver chocolate pot with a spout, hinged lid, and fruitwood handle that is 90 degrees from the spout.
A silver chocolate pot with a spout, hinged lid, and fruitwood handle that is 90 degrees from the spout.
A silver chocolate pot with a spout, hinged lid, and fruitwood handle that is 90 degrees from the spout.
A silver chocolate pot with a spout, hinged lid, and fruitwood handle that is 90 degrees from the spout.
A silver chocolate pot with a spout, hinged lid, and fruitwood handle that is 90 degrees from the spout.
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Joseph Smith

Chocolate Pot

Maker

Joseph Smith (English, 1707-1739)

Title

Chocolate Pot

Year

1736-1737

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

silver, fruitwood

Geography

Place Made: London; Place Made: England

Dimensions

Height: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John Nightingale in memory of John Trowbridge Nightingale

Object Number

75.117.29

Type

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Aug 03, 2025

Label copy

In addition to sugar bowls and chocolate pots made from ceramic, versions were also fashioned from silver, along with a whole new array of implements that were devised to sprinkle, shake, and deliver sugar onto and into foods and beverages. Pierced casters held sugar, as well as dried mustard and other spices, while sugar sifters and tongs were designed in a variety of styles.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Joseph Smith (English, 1707-1739)
Chocolate Pot, 1736-1737
Silver and fruitwood
Height: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John Nightingale in memory of John Trowbridge Nightingale 75.117.29

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