Antique Large Dough Bowl

Once used in the art of bread making, large dough bowls are now used as decorative pieces to add rustic charm to the home. This oversized hand-carved wooden dough bowl trencher, found in Hungary, has a beautiful aged patina. We love using these large trenchers to display throw pillows and blankets, books, seasonal decor, or filling them with plants and using them as lovely planters indoors or out!

A trencher this size would typically have had three women working it at the same time - two women on each end of one side kneading the dough, with the third on the opposite side rocking it back and forth. The trencher gets its name from the Old French tranchier, which means to cut. In the Middle Ages, a “trencher” was a hunk of old, stale bread that was cut into a rough square and used as a “plate” of sorts for food to be placed upon. At the end of the meal, the trencher was frequently given as alms to the poor.

• Found in Hungary

• Hand-carved from solid wood

• One end has been repaired both on the inside and out with a metal patch quite some time ago (as found)

• Slight scratches and cracks consistent with age and use

• Approximately 45.25” L x 16.25” W x 7” H

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