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Chocolate Pot with Floral Sprays Chocolate Pot
This is a chocolate pot. It was manufactured by Nymphenburg Porcelain Factory. It is dated mid- 18th century and we acquired it in 1949. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Erskine Hewitt.
Its dimensions are
H x W x D (a,b: overall): 9 × 8.9 × 7 cm (3 9/16 × 3 1/2 × 2 3/4 in.) H x W x D (a: creamer): 7 × 8.9 × 7 cm (2 3/4 × 3 1/2 × 2 3/4 in.) H x diam. (b: lid): 2.8 × 5.4 cm (1 1/8 × 2 1/8 in.)
It has the following markings
Underside: [1] shield enclosing diagonal lozenge pattern, impressed underglaze (Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory mark) [2] dot and "87", impressed underglaze [3] wavy line, drawn overglaze (?) [4] "NEUBURG" above "No.191", printed on round paper label
It is signed
Unsigned
It is inscribed
Uninscribed
Cite this object as
Chocolate Pot with Floral Sprays Chocolate Pot; Manufactured by Nymphenburg Porcelain Factory (Germany); hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D (a,b: overall): 9 × 8.9 × 7 cm (3 9/16 × 3 1/2 × 2 3/4 in.) H x W x D (a: creamer): 7 × 8.9 × 7 cm (2 3/4 × 3 1/2 × 2 3/4 in.) H x diam. (b: lid): 2.8 × 5.4 cm (1 1/8 × 2 1/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Erskine Hewitt; 1949-11-1-a,b
