The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 18, 2025
Covered Bowl (Écuelle)
c. 1755
maker
(French)
manufacturer
(French)
Overall: 9.9 x 13.1 cm (3 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.)
The Norweb Collection 1961.9
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
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.- R. Henry Norweb, Cleveland, Ohio.
- Hawley, Henry. "Ceramics of the Rococo Age." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 48 (March 1961). p. 53-54; fig. 4
- Year in Review (1961). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1-26, 1961).
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