Chocolate pot
Category
Ceramics
Date
1735
Materials
ceramic
Measurements
155 mm (H)235 mm (W)140 mm (D)
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1245591.1
Summary
A Meissen chocolate pot and cover with gilt rims and chinoiserie decoration in the manner of J.G. Herold. The pot with handle. The cover with gilt bronze handle. c.1735. Marked with '2' in gilt paint on base and incised 23.
Provenance
The bequest of Margaret (Anderson) McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald - later Dame Margaret - Henry Fulke Greville, DBE (1863-1942) from probate records linked with the donation of the property to the National Trust in 1943. This item found on the record for Polesden Lacey English and other porcelain stored in cellars, page 98.
Marks and inscriptions
2 / 23 (on base)
