ice pail with removable bowl inside; on the blue ground of body and cover are medallions reserved in white and wreathed in gold, painted with birds in a landscape; the twisted handle of the lid is covered with gold lines and a row of gold leaves encircles the deep outer ridge of the cover; the body of the bowl rests on three, bun-shaped feet; ice was placed between the body and the liner and inside the lid to keep ice cream cold inside

Jatte à glace (ice cream pail) from the Rohan service, 1771

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This ice cream pail, or jatte à glace was used to keep ice cream chilled. Ice or ice water filled the space between the liner, which held the ice cream, and the main body of the pail.

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Jatte à glace (ice cream pail) from the Rohan service
Artist Life
Paris, 1756–present
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44.42.8a-c
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ice pail with removable bowl inside; on the blue ground of body and cover are medallions reserved in white and wreathed in gold, painted with birds in a landscape; the twisted handle of the lid is covered with gold lines and a row of gold leaves encircles the deep outer ridge of the cover; the body of the bowl rests on three, bun-shaped feet; ice was placed between the body and the liner and inside the lid to keep ice cream cold inside