A silver chocolate pot with a hinged lid decorated with fluted and repousse foliage. The handle…

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A view of the side with "JGT" inscribed in a cartouche.

A view of the bearded face under the spout.

A view of the handle and back of the pot.

Maker's marks stamped on the bottom of the pot.

A close-up of the inscription on the side of the pot.

Chocolate Pot

Maker Grosjean & Woodward (American, Partnership, 1840 - 1862)

Date1840 - 1856

Mediumsilver

Dimensions6 1/2 × 5 1/2 inches (16.5 × 14 cm)

MarkingsMaker's mark stamped on the bottom: S.WILMOT in semicircle / 3 / G & W [dot] G & W / ENGLISH STERLING / 925-1000

Credit LineBequest of Margaret Gray Thomas.

Object numberOT1951.193

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CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextThis silver chocolate pot combines a wide range of floral and vegetal motifs. A series of repousse flowers and foliage encircle its base, while the handle is cast in the form of a branch with leaves. On the bottom of the spout, a stern-looking man’s face is finished with a leaf-like beard. The side of the pot is inscribed with the initials "JGT" for Dr. James Gray Thomas (1834-84), the husband of Margaret Wallace Thomas (1829-1915), with whom he lived in what is now called the Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters. Charles Grosjean (1835-1865) was in partnership with Eli Woodward (c.1841-1866) in Boston, and then in New York, where they supplied silverware to Tiffany & Company and other prominent New York City retailers. Savannah silversmith Samuel Wilmot’s mark is also on this pot, indicating that it was retailed from his shop.

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