DepartmentEurope

Chocolatera y Molinillo

NameLidded chocolate pot and chocolate beater

Artist Francisco Javier Poderoso Sierra (Spanish)

Date2012

Place madeSpain, Europe

Mediuma): Copper, iron, tin b) brass. c): wood

DimensionsPot and lid: 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 6 7/8 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 17.5 cm)
Molinillo: 11 1/4 × 1 7/8 × 1 7/8 in. (28.5 × 4.8 × 4.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2012.41.1a-c

Terms

Guadalupe

Object numberFA.2012.41.1a-c

Collections

Europe

DescriptionHammered copper pot a) on a circular pedestal base has an iron handle attached with two rivets and a tinned intereior. The domed brass lid b) has a hole in the edge for the molinillo to protrude. Wood chocolate beater c): has a long slender handle with wider carved rings at the bottom end.