soup bowls
October 1st, 2009
People from different eras have different tastes and preferences. For instance, there is a difference to what people use on their dining tables back in the old days than today. In the 1920s up to the mid 1940s, life tended to be more formal. So dinner services had more pieces with specialized uses.
Back then, cream soup bowls look like a wide shallow cup with two handles instead of the bowls we use at present. Since soup can be messy, the handles made it easier to hold the bowls. Soup bowls are usually placed on top of a 7 inch plate to provide a place to put the spoon after use.