Ball, Black & Co.
Chocolate Pot

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Maker Ball, Black & Co. (American, active 1852–1874)American, active 1852–1874

CultureAmerican

Titles

Chocolate Pot

Datec. 1860–1874

Made inNew York, New York, United States

MediumSilver, ivory, and cotton

Dimensions15 × 6 1/2 × 5 3/4 in. (38.1 × 16.5 × 14.6 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Mrs. James Anderson, Jr. and Jas A. Gundry

Object numberB.2000.25

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Belter Parlor

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

METALWORK

DescriptionThis chocolate pot was retailed in New York by Ball, Black and Co., the city’s leading purveyor of jewelry and other luxury goods before Tiffany and Company rose to overtake them. The pot features an interior stirring rod attached to the elongated finial on the lid to agitate the contents and prevent the chocolate from settling on the bottom.
Provenance[Constantine Gus Kollitus, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2000.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Monogram in Gothic on center body below spout: L. de F. W.

Stamped on underside of body: BALL BLACK & CO./ 925/1000 [in a shield] / NEW YORK

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