File:Pewter barber's shaving bowl, France, 1638 Wellcome L0057182.jpg

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Pewter barber's shaving bowl, France, 1638
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Pewter barber's shaving bowl, France, 1638
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Shaving bowls have a semicircular space for the customer to place his chin in to prevent the water and soap making a mess during a shave. There is some evidence that these bowls may have been used to catch blood during bloodletting. This process, which aimed to rebalance the patient’s humours and restore them to health, was believed to be a cure for a number of ailments. The French inscription painted around the rim translates as “Barber King of the Playhouse”. The bowl may have belonged to a barber attached to a theatre or whose business may have been located near a theatre.

maker: D.M.

Place made: France

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Keywords: shaving bowl; Bloodletting; humours
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  • Library reference: Science Museum A43125
  • Photo number: L0057182
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