New Online Chocolate Art History Class: From Mesoamerica to Spain - It’s available internationally!
#arthistory #arthistoryclass #meseoamerica #spain #engraving

Cacao Virgin Mary Santo, Guatemala - Circa late 19th century with antique milagros
#cacaopod #molinillo #mayanart
#chocolatemuseum #santo #virginmary #antigua #guatemala

I just did a refresh of my chocolate shelf. The back panels are paper placemats from Hester & Cook and only cost $29!
#decor #chocolate #design #wallpaper #botanical #rarebook
#silver #craftchocolate #cacao #aromakit

Pre-Columbian cacao vessel. The soul of my ancestors. 🤎
#archeology #cacao #chocolatehistory #cacaopod #history #art

Man Carrying a Cacao Pod, 1440–1521. Aztec. Volcanic stone, traces of red pigment.
#arthistory #sculpture #cacaopod #archeology #historian #aztec #cacao

This early 18th century font is the inspiration for my next historical chocolate project.
#cacao #historian #font #culinaryhistorian #art

A wax stamp seal that I use to wrap my French chocolate medallions. It’s from the 19th century.
#art #waxseal #chocolate #packaging #vintage #cameo #perfume

I took a wonderful watercolor class with @caseformaking.bsky.social . Painted the Chaco Canyon cacao vessels. First attempt.
#cacao #watercolor #chacocanyon #newmexico #historian #foodhistorian #culinaryhistory #chocolate #ceramics #archeology

The Fermentation of Cacao, 1913 by Harold Hamel Smith
Have you read it?
#fermentation #cacao #craftchocolate #foodscience #book #rarebook

Women were the first chocolate makers. Aztec women were tasked with making cacao by pouring chocolate from vessel to vessel. This is a picture taken from The Florentine Codex written by Spanish friar Bernardino Sahagún in the 16th century.
#arthistory #codex #historian #foodhistorian #cacao

Three antique chocolate pots. Aren’t they pretty? I use the center one in my chocolate tastings. Functional art! 💐
#vintagechocolatepot #chocolatepot #chocolate

18th Century French School pastel drawing - Young woman seated at a table drinking hot chocolate.🎀
#arthistory #hotchocolate #historian

Marie Antoinette holding a cup of chocolate, which was a luxury, while feeding her dog as people were starving. The Duke of Penthièvre the wealthiest man in France, on the left survived the French Revolution due to his philanthropy and love of charity. Choc. Art History 101