Set of Tin Cookie Cutters in Container

Object/Artifact

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Lincoln County Historical Association

Name/Title

Set of Tin Cookie Cutters in Container

Description

Conical tin container in two parts containing a set of ten graduated tin cookie cutters, each of a different pattern.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

American, unknown

Role

Tinsmith

Time Period

late 19th century

Place

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

None

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Container Overall (74.6.K)

Height

21.5 cm

Diameter

11.5 cm

Dimension Notes

Diameter measured at base. Diameter at top: 5 cm.

Dimension Description

Cookie Cutters (74.6.A-J)

Dimension Notes

74.6.A (crinculated pattern) 10 cm diameter; 74.6.B (oak leaf pattern) 9 cm diameter; 74.6.C (maple leaf pattern) 8 cm diameter; 74.6.D (aspen leaf pattern) 7.5 cm diameter; 74.6.E (eliptical pattern) 7 cm diameter; 74.6.F (Roman cross pattern) 6 cm diameter; 74.6.G (crescent pattern) 5.5 cm diameter; 74.6.H (5-pointed star pattern) 5 cm diameter; 74.6.I (diamond pattern) 4.5 cm diameter; 74.6.J (triangle pattern) 3.5 cm diameter.

Material

Metal (tinned iron)

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

Even by 1974 it was noticed that the tinning was beginning to flake and that there was a degree of rust evident.