Ball, Black & Co.
Chocolate Pot

MakerAmerican, 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
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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