Bowl, Arvid Falck, Stockholm, 1667-1691
Two silver bowls used to serve kallskål, a traditional Scandinavian dish, were found in the Lohe hoard. One of the bowls had a matching lid, and this the one you can see here. This type of artefact is sometimes known as a porridge bowl or a kallskål bowl. “Kallskål”, which, translated, literally means “cold bowl”, was a soup or a drink that was served cold. But whether the artefact was designed for “kallskål” is disputed at present. This type of artefact was made between the 1670s and the 1740s.
This kallskål bowl has a matte surface, with ball feet and handles ornamented with fruit and plants. The ball feet, handles, inside and edges of the kallskål bowl are gilded. The lid is also gilded on the top, but this gilding has been partially removed.
This kallskål bowl was made in Stockholm by the goldsmith Arvid Falk (who was active from 1667 to 1691).
Many kallskål bowls were later donated to churches, where they were repurposed as baptismal bowls.
