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During the mid-eighteenth century, tureens in appropriate naturalistic shapes, such as tureens in the form of a head of cabbage, were popular. The Chelsea porcelain manufactory produced tureens in the form of rabbits: a Chelsea sale catalogue of 1755 advertised a "Fine tureen in the form of a rabbit as big as life." [3] Écuelles and saucières [ edit ] Écuelle and stand, Sèvres porcelain, 1776 See 'Les Eléments de datation des Porcelaines de Vincennes avant 1753', The French Porcelain Society, Vol. II, 1986, p. 1-7. published her own novella, and has other literary projects currently in progress. Sara’s varied interests have also led Tureens are most practical for serving about six people. In eighteenth-century France, a small individual covered standing bowl on a small platter, essentially an individual tureen, was called an écuelle (also anglicised to ecuelle). It could be lifted by its twin handles and drunk from directly. The shape was used for other purposes; it is often found in toilet services, where its purpose is uncertain. Its modern descendant in tableware is the two-handled cream soup bowl on matching plate. A small covered dish for sauce, called a saucière, could also take the form of a small tureen; it might be integral with its platter ( illustration right), for ease in handling and to contain drips. [4] [ failed verification]

For this reason I have gotten into the habit of making a soup as a first course at Thanksgiving dinner. We usually have a big crowd and at the beginning of the meal this beautiful tureen is the centerpiece of the table. After that we replace it with the turkey. It may only be once a year, but I am glad to have some opportunity to use this beautiful tureen. Most seventeenth-century French silver tureens were melted down to finance the wars of Louis' late years and may be glimpsed only in paintings. The ornate silver tureens of that period figure in buffets—still life of silver and game—by artists such as Alexandre-François Desportes, or in more modest still life, such as the painting by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin ( illustration), which is dated 1728 but depicts a silver tureen of Baroque form of the first decade of the century. There is a restaurant close to my house that serves only soup and bread. They serve all of their soup out of these very simple and elegant looking porcelain tureens. They bring out enough soup for several portions so you might try 2 or 3 different soups over the course of the meal. I have a beautiful old china soup tureen that has been in my family for over a hundred years. It is a beautiful heirloom and something that I really treasure, unfortunately I just don't have that many occasions to use it. I have a husband and three small kids and serving soup out of china just doesn't make sense. But on the few occasions we did visit I will never forget the amazingly formal meals that we were served. My grandmother would sit at the head of this huge table and preside over the meal like a queen.I only went to visit her a few times as a kid. My mom does not get along so well with her mom so we tended to avoid the dusty old mansion. her to teach children in Spain, tutor college students, run CPR and first aid classes, and organize student

The celebrated collector Comtesse Martine de Béhague (1869-1939) amassed an impressive array of works of art during her extensive worldwide travels by yacht. The Comtesse resided at Hôtel de Béhague at 123 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris and the building itself reflected her diverse collections having been built in a combination of Byzantine, classical and other styles. The Comtesse held court at her Paris residence and important writers, artists, poets and sculptors of the day would visit. Her eclectic array of artworks were displayed in Paris and also at the Château de Fleury-en-Bière in Seine-et-Marne (which she rennovated). They were also displayed at her villa on the French Riviera La Polynésie. Much of her collection was dispersed during the early and mid-20th century with many pieces entering important museum collections in France and America. A tureen is a serving dish for foods such as soups or stews, often shaped as a broad, deep, oval vessel with fixed handles and a low domed cover with a knob or handle. Over the centuries, tureens have appeared in many different forms: round, rectangular, or made into fanciful shapes such as animals or wildfowl. Tureens may be ceramic—either the glazed earthenware called faience, or porcelain—or silver, and customarily they stand on an undertray or platter made en suite. [i] Etymology [ edit ] Still Life (The Silver Tureen), Chardin, 1728 ( Metropolitan Museum of Art)

I love this family style approach to serving soup. If you want a little you can have a little and if you want a lot you could eat a whole tureen by yourself. And if you have several on one table the steamy aromas mix together into delicious combinations. God, just writing about makes me want to grab my boyfriend and head down there right now.

For other uses, see Tureen (disambiguation). A Sèvres soup tureen and tray. Sèvres porcelain, National Gallery of Victoria, Australia Silver-gilt tureen, Paris, 1769–70 An Émile Gallé (1846–1904) tureen But I don't want it to just sit in the cupboard and collect dust. I think that treasured family objects should be used rather than just displayed. I think it keeps them alive.During 18th Century France, the tureen was known as the écuelle. Rather than being accompanied by a ladle or spoon, the écuelle was simply tipped like a two-handled cup for drinking. Smaller tureens used for sauces were called saucières.