Broth bowl with cover and stand (écuelle ronde et plateau rond) ca. 1752-53 Vincennes Manufactory French Covered, two-handled bowls, such as this one, were known in France as ecuelles, and they were intended to contain broth or soup. An ecuelle was usually accompanied by a stand on which bread may have been placed.1 The two-handled design of ecuelles allowed the broth to be sipped rather than consumed with a spoon, and the ecuelle’s cover would have kept the contents warm.2 Broth or clear soups commonly served as morning beverages before coffee or tea had gained widespread popularity, and they were consumed in the private quarters of a residence, including the bedroom or boudoir.3 Ecuelles and stands were produced as individual objects rather than as parts of dinner services, and as stand-alone wares, their decoration was often more elaborate and ambitious in comparison to components of services.The Vincennes factory produced a variety of models of ecuelles and stands,4 and its