Case (part of a traveling set). Culture: French, Strasbourg. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 5 7/8 × 12 × 13 in. (14.9 × 30.5 × 33 cm). Date: ca. 1756.This unusually shaped case was specifically created for the safekeeping of a gilt-silver covered bowl and stand, or écuelle, in which hot broth was served during the elaborate dressing ritual known as the toilette. The écuelle was made by a Strasbourg silversmith--either Joachim-Frédéric Kirstein I or Jean-Frédéric Krug. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Case (part of a traveling set). Culture: French, Strasbourg. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 5 7/8 × 12 × 13 in. (14.9 × 30.5 × 33 cm). Date: ca. 1756.This unusually shaped case was specifically created for the safekeeping of a gilt-silver covered bowl and stand, or écuelle, in which hot broth was served during the elaborate dressing ritual known as the toilette. The écuelle was made by a Strasbourg silversmith--either Joachim-Frédéric Kirstein I or Jean-Frédéric Krug. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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