# Covered Bowl (Écuelle)

- By: Mennecy Factory (French)
- By: Mennecy- Villeroy Factory (French)
- Date: c. 1755
- Medium: soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration
- Classification: Ceramic
- Dimensions: Overall: 9.9 x 13.1 cm (3 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.)
- Culture: France, Mennecy, 18th century
- Credit line: The Norweb Collection
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1961.9)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1961.9/1961.9_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

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.