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Objekt 16

Chocolate pot and whisk

Description

Most chocolate pots have a hole in the lid, which can be closed by a sliding knob. A wooden whisk was passed through the hole to froth the drink before pouring.

Object description

Hans Jacob d'Annone (1684-1744)

Basel, 1714-1744

Silver, chased, cast

Whisk: plum wood, first half of 19th c.

Gift N. N. and 1955.298.

Inv. 1913.57.

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