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Chocolate pot with a molinet
Ernest Cardeilhac, c. 1900
The firm of Ernest Cardeilhac produced an accessible form of Art Nouveau silver. The designs are characterized by a combination of motifs based on nature in a repetitive pattern, in this case stylized thistles. The molinet (stirring rod) was used to stir and make the cocoa frothy.
- Artwork typestirring rod
- Object numberBK-1976-17-B
- Dimensionslength 27.5 cm x diameter 4.3 cm
- Physical characteristicspalmhout en ivoor, deels groen gebeitst