Chocolate Pot

Artist Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, founded 1756)

Date1750–1799

Mediumsoft paste porcelain, wood

Dimensions8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.)

ClassificationsCeramics

Credit LineTheodore T. and Mary G. Ellis Collection

Terms

Object number1940.232

DescriptionWhite ground bulbous pot narrowing towards the upper rim. Covered with clusters of polychrome flowers. Upper and lower rims covered with gold bands. Spout flares only slightly from body. The handle (wood) is approximately 3/4 of the way up the body and projects almost perpendicularly from it. Intersection of body and handle are defined by simple gold bands. Cover is shallow without a finial, and its edge is gilt. Incised mark:
ProvenanceTheodore T. and Mary G. Ellis, Worcester, MA. Collection Paul Kron #32, 1927. Ellis Collection, 1940.

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