An antique English silver-plated hot chocolate pot, circa 1850 . "In the 17th and 18th centuries, chocolate pots were mostly made of silver or porcelain, the two most valuable materials of the time. 'Chocolate was considered exotic and expensive. It was a rare commodity and so it was associated with luxury objects such as silver, and of course in the early days, porcelain.'[ Sarah Coffin, curator and head of the product design and decorative arts department at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum ] ~ "A Brief History of the Chocolate Pot", February 2015. Link: https://www.gardencourtantiques.com/shop/formal-english-silver-plated-hot-chocolate-pot-circa-1850/ . . . . . . . . . . . . #hotchocolate #hotchocolatepot #vintagesilver #babyitscoldoutside #luxury #sterlingsilver #metalart #vintagemetalart #antiqueshop #englishantiques #formal #victoriandecor #decoration #vintagedecor #steampunkdecor #interiors #vintagehomedecor #vintageinterior #homedecor #sfstyle #sf #sanFrancisco #instainteriordesign #instainterior #interiordesignideas #antiqueshop #antiques #interiordecorating #designinspiration #homedecor #vintagestyle #vintageinterior (at Garden Court Antiques) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrNukrZFjOZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=eelug01fa1u4