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| Keywords: Joseph-Théodore Van Cauwenbergh - Chocolate Pot - Walters 571802.jpg Pots made to serve hot chocolate rather than coffee may be distinguished by a small hole in the lid covered by a sliding or detachable finial When this hole is uncovered a swizzle stick can be inserted to stir the hot chocolate and to remove the foam This pot illustrates the restrained version of the rococo style that remained fashionable in Paris into the late 1770s 1774 silver amaranth wood cm 20 32 22 86 approx accession number 57 1802 5934 John Alfonse Walter Aux Cayes Haiti prior to 1793 mode of acquisition unknown 1827 inventory Susan Rodgers wife of John Alfonse Walter Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by inheritance Laura Walter Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by inheritance Ethel R Gray Baltimore 1911 by inheritance Walters Art Museum 1948 by purchase Museum purchase with funds provided by the S A P Fund 1948 place of origin Paris France Walters Art Museum license Media from the Walters Art Museum no creator template Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Collections of the Walters Art Museum Silver chocolate pots | ||||
