Name/Title
Cookie moldEntry/Object ID
VC.59.939Description
Cookie mold, large; right-facing standing profile of bewigged man holding staff with carved top, in left hand, and wearing cravat, high-collared cuffed coat, of brocaded fabric, waist-coat, brocaded knee-breeches, hose with embroidered design, and low shoes with buckles; right hand is in pocket of coat; face is a caricature, with large eye (frontal, although face in profile), prominant nose with wart at wing, prominant chin, upturned towards nose.Collection
Van Cortlandt Manor Object CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
MakerNotes
Dates: 1700 - 1799
Date made: r. 1700 - 1799Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallWidth
9-7/8 inDepth
3/4 inLength
28 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 9 7/8 x 3/4 x 28 in. (25.1 x 1.9 x 71.1 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of condition: Few minor cracks.General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Figure represented is probably that of "Punch", a figure which came to England (from Italy), as "Punchinello", at least as early as the 15th. century.
Punch cookie mold reproduced by Liberty Village, Flemington, New Jersey for American Heritage.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 21D