Cleveland Museum of Art
Soap Box and Sponge Box Set
Sèvres Porcelain FactoryLinkedCulture matchlcp-b2a5e868c6d8
- Date
- 1769
- Medium
- soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration
- Culture
- France, Sèvres
- Department
- Decorative Art and Design
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 130947
In 18th-century France the toilette , an elaborate dressing ceremony practiced by both men and women, became increasingly ritualized and public, creating a demand for matching containers and implements like this soap and sponge box. The box with the lid pierced in floral patterns would have been used to carry the sponge. The first recorded sale of a boîte d’éponge was to Louis XV in September of 1767.
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- Credit line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Provenance
- (Cesar de Hauke, Paris).
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