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Chocolate pot
Made at: Staffordshire (England)
English (Staffordshire)
about 1750
Object Place: Europe, Staffordshire, England
Medium/Technique
Salt-glazed stoneware with colored enamel decoration
Dimensions
22.22 x 13.26 cm (8 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Richard C. Paine
Accession Number1977.648a-b
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionSalt-glazed stoneware with polychrome enamels. Pear-shaped form with striated loop handle on side. Small spout with strainer holes in body. Acorn finial on cover. Chinoiserie scenes and floral sprays on body in green, blue, puce, and yellow enamels.
ProvenanceSolon collection. George Bles. Richard C. Paine (b. 1893 - d. 1966), Boston; by descent to his widow; 1977, gift of Mrs. Richard C. Paine to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 14, 1977)