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Covered Bowl (Écuelle)

c. 1755
(French)
(French)
France, Mennecy, 18th century
soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration
Overall: 9.9 x 13.1 cm (3 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.)
The Norweb Collection 1961.9
Location: not on view
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The name éceulle originates from the oak, or esculus, that was used to make early medieval bowls of a similar shape.

Description

Members of the 18th-century French social elite would participate in a lengthy ritual of washing and dressing called the toilette. Along with hair and make-up, this process, which bordered on performance, would also leave time to eat. Small, two handled bowls like this one were used for broths or soups consumed by an individual in the bedroom or boudoir.
Covered Bowl (Écuelle)

Covered Bowl (Écuelle)

c. 1755

Mennecy Factory, Mennecy- Villeroy Factory

(French), (French)
France, Mennecy, 18th century

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