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Source Description
Aristocrats would have used this matching set of porcelain dishes to consume soups and broths during their daily toilette, a lengthy dressing ritual performed before an audience. Using the two handles, a person would drink from the bowl and, when finished, cover it with the lid to keep the liquid warm and free from powders, which were liberally applied to an individual’s hair, face, and body during the dressing ritual. The plateau, or large saucer, was for bread – toasted or soaked in broth -- that accompanied the hot, restorative liquids. This particular "écuelle et plateau" features a pink pointillé ground with two reserves, or areas reserved for imagery, on each separate piece. All reserves have a white ground and feature baskets of assorted flowers.
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Document identity
localId
3894
label
Covered Bowl and Plateau (écuelle ‘nouvelle forme’ et plateau ‘ovale’)
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Source metadata
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3894
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object
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normalized
title
Covered Bowl and Plateau (écuelle ‘nouvelle forme’ et plateau ‘ovale’)
description
Aristocrats would have used this matching set of porcelain dishes to consume soups and broths during their daily toilette, a lengthy dressing ritual performed before an audience. Using the two handles, a person would drink from the bowl and, when finished, cover it with the lid to keep the liquid warm and free from powders, which were liberally applied to an individual’s hair, face, and body during the dressing ritual. The plateau, or large saucer, was for bread – toasted or soaked in broth -- that accompanied the hot, restorative liquids. This particular "écuelle et plateau" features a pink pointillé ground with two reserves, or areas reserved for imagery, on each separate piece. All reserves have a white ground and feature baskets of assorted flowers.
provenance
William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
mid 18th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
cups (drinking vessels)
saucers
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10
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10
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12.5
height
22.5
depth
18.3
dimensionsRaw
Overall Bowl, Plate, and Lid H: 4 15/16 × W: 8 7/8 × D: 7 3/16 in. (12.5 × 22.5 × 18.3 cm); Bowl and Lid H: 4 1/2 × W with Handles: 6 3/4 × D: 5 1/8 in. (11.5 × 17.1 × 13 cm); Bowl H: 2 3/16 ×W with Handles: 6 3/4 × D: 5 1/8 in. (5.6 × 17.1 × 13 cm); Plate H: 1 9/16 × W: 8 7/8 × D: 7 3/16 in. (4 × 22.5 × 18.3 cm); Lid H: 3 × W: 5 3/8 in. (7.6 × 13.6 cm).
Source extras
inscriptions
[Factory Mark] Blue
Crowned Intertwined Lls on bottom of plateau; [Factory Mark] Blue
Crowned Intertwined Lls on bottom of bowl
med
hard paste porcelain
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6229
1916
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EAN
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none
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