sugar and chocolate (left)

shelf 1 (left)

Cultivated in South America and shipped to Europe and America, where it was sweetened with sugar likely from the Caribbean and served in Chinese porcelain vessels, chocolate was a global commodity, trade, and craze that prompted the creation of specific ceramic forms. The staples used to repair the chocolate pot on the far left attest to the value held for Asian porcelain.

 

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