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title: Wedgwood Cup for Chocolate
author: British Museum, London
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17164/wedgwood-cup-for-chocolate/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2023-03-08
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# Wedgwood Cup for Chocolate
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17164.jpg)
## Image Caption
A c. 1787 jasper stoneware cup and saucer for drinking [chocolate](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Chocolate/) produced by the [Etruria](https://www.worldhistory.org/Etruscan_Civilization/) factory of [Josiah Wedgwood](https://www.worldhistory.org/Josiah_Wedgwood/) (1730-95). The central design shows Libya holding a cornucopia. (British Museum, London)
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