The canvas describes a chocolate service with its copper chocolate pot, high, vertical stirring stick and long horizontal handle. In front, a large plate has a cup, a bun and some cakes, one of which rests directly on the table. In the foreground, some chocolate medallions spill out of their paper wrapping.

This work is exceptional in its depiction of objects of valuable porcelain, such as the cup, which may be Oriental, from the Compañía de Indias. This was in keeping with the high status of chocolate at that time when, more than a drink, it was a social event.