Food Mold
Dateca. 1820
Maker
Wedgwood
(Est. 1759)
OriginEngland, Staffordshire
MediumEarthenware, lusterware
DimensionsOverall: 6.4 x 3.8 x 8.6cm (2 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 3 3/8in.)
Credit LineGift of James W. Shaeffer
Object number2015-134
DescriptionOblong silver luster food mold with fluted sides and canted corners. Floral spray design impressed into the base of the mold. The exterior impressed "47 / WEDGWOOD / 3 1/4"Label TextFood molds of lusterware are rare. This example, marked WEDGWOOD may have been a trial piece for a form that did not make production. It illustrates the advancement of a technological innovation.
MarkingsImpressed on the side "47 / WEDGWOOD / 1/4"
ProvenanceEx. Coll: James W. Shaeffer
ca. 1820
ca. 1795
1768 (dated)
1815-1834
ca. 1811
1824-1826
1864-1875
1824-1828 (range of the entires in the album).
ca. 1830
1800-1815
ca. 1800
1855-1887