Visitors to the museum may find a "theme" running from room to room. Some of our prized porcelain pieces grace tables and nooks and are met with a few questions. Most guests will assume that all of these sets are "tea sets"...they are not. In fact, most of the pieces that you see are coffee and chocolate sets. The question we hear is, "What's the difference?". Above are two examples that are on display inside the museum. The example on the left is a chocolate pot and the example on the right is a coffee pot.
It is difficult to tell the difference between a coffee pot and a chocolate pot. The two features to look at are the spout on the exterior of the pot and the inside of the spout. Coffee pot spouts are typically long and sometimes arched. A chocolate pot has a fairly short spout. The inside of a coffee pot just before the spout typically has a filter (a small partition with holes) that keeps grounds from getting into the cup. A chocolate pot would not have the filter. Sets normally included a pot, cups, and many times matching saucers, trays. These sets are still manufactured today. The antique and vintage pieces have become quite collectible and valuable.
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