Soap and sponge boxes

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Matching spherical boxes such as this pair were often made to accompany a silver shaving basin\u2014an oval bowl with a broad notched rim that allowed the basin to be pressed against a gentleman\u2019s neck while he was being shaved. The decorative piercing on the sponge box had a practical purpose: it allowed air to circulate to dry the damp sponge. The unpierced box accommodated a piece of soap, which, in the eighteenth century, was purchased in a ball rather than a bar.

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