File:BLW Chocolate Pot.jpg
London 1714-15
Mark of John Fawdery I
With hinged finial to insert a molinet or swizzle stick to stir the thick chocolate. With delicate pierced sheet or cutcard work.
Everard Fawkener, a diplomat, spent nearly �2,000 on a dinner service in 1735, including a chocolate pot for �20 18s. The handle is replaced.
Thomas Hugh Cobb Bequest
Mark of John Fawdery I
With hinged finial to insert a molinet or swizzle stick to stir the thick chocolate. With delicate pierced sheet or cutcard work.
Everard Fawkener, a diplomat, spent nearly �2,000 on a dinner service in 1735, including a chocolate pot for �20 18s. The handle is replaced.
Thomas Hugh Cobb Bequest
Collection ID: M.1819-1944
This photo was taken as part of Britain Loves Wikipedia in February 2010 by Valerie McGlinchey.