chocolate pot

Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd., artist

founded 1759

chocolate pot, circa 1769–1795

Where object was made: Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Material/technique: stoneware; glaze

Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial

Accession number: 1928.3267.a,b

Not on display

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Archive Label 2003:
This chocolate pot may have been produced at Wedgwood’s Etruria, the world’s first modern ceramics factory. The matte surface and bamboo relief pattern are intended to imitate Chinese versions; however the height of the Wedgwood pot seems better suited to represent a stand of bamboo than does the typical teapot shape. The Yixing ware teapot in this case is an example of bamboo relief teapots made in China.