Food Mold

Name/Title

Food Mold

Entry/Object ID

2002.002.24

Description

One oval shaped, ceramic, yellow ware jelly mold, with a pinched-in pedestal shaped base and decorated with an 'Ear of corn with husks' design.' The inner rim is molded in alternating concave and convex shapes, except at the ends, where there are concave sections. The bottom of the mold has a smooth and flat border around a deeply recessed ear of corn.

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Made/Created

Date made

1860 - 1930

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

3 in

Width

6-3/8 in

Length

7-5/8 in

Dimension Notes

The concave and convex sections in the inner top rim are 1.250 in width, and the two end concave sections are 2.750 in width.

Material

Ceramic