Moulinet

John Le Sage

1739–40 · Silver, wood · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This piece is unusual, as the stirrers for chocolate pots were usually wood. The wooden handle extension is modern. The twirler called a molinillo, was invented in Spain in the sixteenth century.

Artist

John Le Sage

Date

1739–40

Medium

Silver, wood

Culture

British, London

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1968