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Curationist Object Description
This three-piece set made for drinking chocolate was designed and executed with ornate and luxurious detail. It is outfitted with intricate gold mounts, a lapis lazuli base to hold the spoon, and fine porcelain and glass beakers for imported spiced chocolate. The porcelain tray is painted with a trellis pattern and floral motifs. Two profile portraits of an aristocratic man and woman are separately framed in the center of the tray.
Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description
Ensemble for chocolate
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