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Chocolate pot
Marked by: Charles Wright (free 1754, died in 1815)
Marked by: Thomas Whipham II (English (London), 1756–1775)
Marked by: Thomas Whipham II (English (London), 1756–1775)
English (London)
1762
Medium/Technique
Silver with fruitwood handle
Dimensions
Height 73.7 cm (29 in.); Width 53.3 cm (21 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Betty Fax Daskin in memory of Walter Daskin
Accession Number2012.16a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
Marks
Hallmarks for London and date letter Gothic G for 1762. Makers' mark C/TW/W in an oval (Grimwade #2976)
ProvenanceProbably by 1920/1930, Zelda Fax (b. about 1898 - d. 1935), Baltimore, MD; by inheritance to her daughter Betty Fax Daskin (b. 1825 - d.2010), Canton, MA; 2011, bequest of Betty Fax Daskin to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 2012)