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Objekt 7

Soup bowl ("Pot-à-Oille")

Description

The name pot à oille comes from ouillade, olla, a soup stew with meat and vegetables originating in Spain and common in much of Europe. The lid, placed upside down on the ring, serves as a bowl for the soup ingredients.

Object description

Strasbourg, Paul Hannong, around 1735-1748

Faience with decoration in mixed technique of sharp fire and onglaze

Inv. 1966.282. Gift of the Association for the Basel Historical Museum.

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