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Chinese Export
Many of the forms made in China for export prior to the twentieth century were unfamiliar to the Chinese and were made strictly for foreign markets. Pots for brewing cocoa drinks, for instance, were copied from European models originally fabricated in silver.
Chocolate Pot
about 1735
Object Type:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
8 3/4 in. x 6 1/4 in. x Diam: 5 1/8 in. (22.23 cm x 15.88 cm x 13.02 cm)
Medium and Support:
Porcelain
Accession Number:
1999.0003.0003 ab
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of William Francis McCall, Jr., by exchange
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Many of the forms made in China for export prior to the twentieth century were unfamiliar to the Chinese and were made strictly for foreign markets. Pots for brewing cocoa drinks, for instance, were copied from European models originally fabricated in silver.
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