Plate (part of a traveling set)
Joachim-Frédéric Kirstein I|Johann Friedrich Krug
ca. 1750 · Silver · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Covered bowls, known in France as écuelles, were intended for serving hot broth or soup. During the early eighteenth century, broth or bouillon was commonly consumed in the bedroom in the morning during the toilette, the elaborate washing and dressing ritual. The bowl’s cover kept the contents warm, and the broth could be sipped from the bowl by using the two handles, while bread rested on the stand.
- Artist
- Joachim-Frédéric Kirstein I|Johann Friedrich Krug
- Date
- ca. 1750
- Medium
- Silver
- Culture
- French, Strasbourg
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
