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Chocolate or Coffee Pot
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Chocolate or Coffee Pot

Artist/Maker (Artist Unknown)
Dateca. 1790
Mediumporcelain, underglaze cobalt blue and gilding
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/4 x 6 5/8 x 5 in. (23.5 x 16.8 x 12.7 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Michael McEachen
Terms
    Object number2005.36.3A-B
    DescriptionThis coffee of chocolate pot is executed in a whimsical style that was extremely popular in the English market, from where it was transshipped to the English colonies in America. The design includes a Chinese style pagoda on a terrace with a willow tree near a river or possibly a lake. The style probably inspired what the Europeans would term "Willow Ware." The vogue for Chinese ceramics started as early as the 16th century with major collections being gathered by European royal families and the wealthy to decorate their homes. This rage for things Chinese is called Chinoiserie, which reached its zenith in the first quarter of the 18th century.
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